to concede

Examples

• All

• But they are perfectly happy to concede some ground regarding small changes observable over time.

  Blog text (3)

• Fierce skirmishes were fought on the bridge itself, each side trying to force the other to concede control of it.

• You really wanna concede $100 million to them?

  Chill Factor (1999)

• Uh, well... we'll concede to your judgment.

  A Smile Like Yours (1997)

• But federal officials now concede a peaceful surrender is looking less likely all the time.

  The Junior Defenders (2007)

• Moreover, the Arab states' military weakness left them with little choice but to concede to the Israelis on many points.

  Academic text (2016)

• When he confronted her with his findings, she reluctantly conceded that the second drunkard had been telling the truth.

  Fiction book (2001)

• After several discussions, they finally agreed to concede some points in the negotiation.

• In the end, the candidate had to concede defeat after losing the election.

• The coach decided to concede the game rather than risk further injury to his players.

Synonyms

G

to give up

vsto concede

363 2.3

To hand a job or control you have to someone else

is often used when loss happens unwillingly rather than freely

T

to turn in

vsto concede

291 3.3

To give a person or thing to the police

is mainly about giving up a claim or right to others

G

to give in

vsto concede

220 3.0

To stop resisting and agree to what others want

involves actually handing over or losing something to others

S

to submit

vsto concede

187 4.1

To accept another person's control, often against your wishes

is focused on giving something up rather than accepting control

Y

to yield

vsto concede

81 4.3

To stop resisting under pressure or force

is about handing something over, not merely yielding to force

R

to release

vsto concede

• Formal

69 2.6

To give up a right, claim, or ownership of something

is mainly about surrendering under pressure or to others

R

to relinquish

vsto concede

• Formal

69 7.2

To give up control, a right, or something you own

often involves unwilling or reluctant loss rather than pure choice

R

to renounce

vsto concede

• Formal

69 6.3

To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially

is broader and can happen without formal announcement

C

to cede

vsto concede

• Formal

39 8.2

To officially give control, ownership or rights to someone else

is a general surrender often without formal legal transfer

T

to throw in

vsto concede

• Informal

29 4.9

Stop trying because you cannot win

is about losing or surrendering an item or right to others

C

to capitulate

vsto concede

23 8.4

To stop fighting back and accept defeat or demands

is a more general surrender that may lack negotiated terms

C

to cave to

vsto concede

• Informal

5 7.6

To give in to pressure or demands from others

can also mean a formal transfer rather than only pressure response

W

to wave the white flag

vsto concede

• Informal

4 4.0

To stop trying and accept that you lost

is used for surrender in many contexts, informal and formal alike

G

to give ground

vsto concede

3 4.9

To accept less than you want in a discussion to reach an agreement

often means full surrender rather than partial concession

S

to say uncle

vsto concede

• Informal

2 8.9

To give up because of pressure or pain

covers surrender more broadly, not only informal admissions of defeat

C

to cry uncle

vsto concede

• Informal

1 8.8

To admit you give up when someone pressures you

is a more general, sometimes formal, act of surrender

Y

to yield up

vsto concede

1 7.4

Give something to another person because you are forced to do so

is broader, including voluntary or negotiated transfer as well

Antonyms

R

to retain

236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

How Willing

to relinquish

• Formal

69 7.2

to give

∞ 1.0

to concede

13 5.5

surrender

77 4.2

to cede

• Formal

39 8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology