white flag
Symbol of capitulation
A white flag is a signal of surrender or truce, traditionally a piece of white cloth waved or displayed to indicate a combatant wishes to stop fighting or negotiate.
The meaning extends to any gesture of capitulation: After arguing for an hour, she finally waved the white flag and agreed to his plan.
Complete yielding to demands
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submissionYielding to another's will
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- acquiesceSubmit without protest
succumb · give up · lay down arms · relinquish · forfeit · abandon · cede · resign
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- cessationA full stopping
- haltComplete sudden stop
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
standstill · suspension · moratorium · lull · respite · demilitarized zone · buffer zone · cooling-off period
Discussion between opposing sides
- talksSpeaks with others
- termsConditions of an agreement
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
dialogue · conciliation · peace talks · diplomatic channel · bargaining · intermediary · emissary · messenger
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- lossBeing without something
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
downfall · overthrow · collapse · subjugation · debacle · overwhelmed · capitulated · fallen
Restoration of friendly relations
- accordHarmony between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- pactFormal agreement between parties
resolution · harmony · coexistence · détente · rapprochement · olive branch · peace offering · war's end
capitulation
Complete yielding to demands
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submissionYielding to another's will
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
acquiesce · succumb · give up · lay down arms · relinquish · forfeit · abandon · cede · resign · bow
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
pause · standstill · suspension · moratorium · lull · respite · demilitarized zone · buffer zone · cooling-off period
parley
Discussion between opposing sides
mediation · dialogue · conciliation · peace talks · diplomatic channel · bargaining · intermediary · emissary · messenger · safe passage
vanquished
Defeated completely
rout · downfall · overthrow · collapse · subjugation · debacle · overwhelmed · capitulated · fallen · humiliation
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- accordHarmony between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- treatyBinding pact between nations
pact · resolution · harmony · coexistence · détente · rapprochement · olive branch · peace offering · war's end · postwar
- flagscolors, bunting, banner, standard, ensign
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, golden rule, gray area
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- yieldingI yield, surrender, I surrender, capitulation, I give up
- Surrenderscapitulation, unconditional surrender, formal surrender, surrender ceremony, laying down arms
- war diplomacytruce, peace treaty, peace deal, armistice, ceasefire
white flagbattle standard
Flag identifying military unit
war cry · call to arms · declaration of war · raised fist · battle flag
white flagdeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
black flag · war banner · no quarter · battle standard · call to arms
white flaglaurel wreath
Woven leaves honoring champions
victory parade · triumph · conquest · spoils of war · winner's circle
flag, white, whitewash, flags, flagging, flagged, flagpole, whiteness, flagship