Antonyms for concede
kənˈsidcon·cede

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. concede

   We allow that which we do not attempt to hinder; we permit that to which we give some express authorization. When this is given verbally it is called permission; when in writing it is commonly called a permit. There are establishments that any one will be allowed to visit without challenge or hindrance; there are others that no one is allowed to visit without a permit from the manager; there are others to which visitors are admitted at specified times, without a formal permit. We allow a child's innocent intrusion; we concede a right; grant a request; consent to a sale of property; permit an inspection of accounts; sanction a marriage; tolerate the rudeness of a well-meaning servant; submit to a surgical operation; yield to a demand or necessity against our wish or will, or yield something under compulsion; as, the sheriff yielded the keys at the muzzle of a revolver, and allowed the mob to enter. Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate. Compare PERMISSION.

   See also synonyms for PROHIBIT.

   Antonyms:
   deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand

   Synonyms:
   admit, allow, consent to, grant, let, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yield

   Preposition:
   To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. concede

   Antonyms:
   refuse, withhold, deny, contradict, contest, claim, contend

   Synonyms:
   surrender, grant, allow, yield, admit, resign

Matched Categories

1. • Admit
   • Surrender

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. concede, profess, confessverb

   admit (to a wrongdoing)

   "She confessed that she had taken the money"

   Synonyms:
   yield, cede, confess, pretend, grant, profess, fink, squeal

2. concede, yield, grantverb

   be willing to concede

   "I grant you this much"

   Synonyms:
   ease up, grant, give way, pay, bear, return, allow, confess, allot, afford, knuckle under, give in, succumb, soften, give, move over, deed over, generate, cede, buckle under, yield, profess, award, render, relent, accord

3. concede, yield, cede, grantverb

   give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

   Synonyms:
   ease up, grant, give way, pay, deliver, bear, surrender, return, allow, confess, allot, afford, knuckle under, give in, succumb, soften, give, give up, move over, deed over, generate, cede, buckle under, yield, profess, award, render, relent, accord

4. concedeverb

   acknowledge defeat

   "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

   Synonyms:
   yield, cede, confess, grant, profess

How to use concede in a sentence?

1. Clifford Villalon:

   People do not comply because they do not accede. But when they know they will succeed, that is the time they will concede.

2. Mathew Rosengart:

   Mr. Spears was forced to concede in his August 12,2021 ‘ First Response ’ to Britney Spears’s Petition to remove him that he must depart – and his departure is now inexorable, as we wrote in our new filing with the Court, however, the quid pro quopreconditions that Mr. Spears’s sought in his August 12, 2021 court filing are inappropriate and unacceptable.

3. John Kennedy:

   I'm not prepared to concede that.

4. Edward Lowassa:

   If it's not, I won't concede.

5. Dr. Rich Melheim:

   When it comes to the future, we will either SEED or we will concede.

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