What are some opposite words for surrender?
Antonyms for surrender
səˈrɛn dərsur·ren·der
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term surrender.
Wiktionary
surrendernoun
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capitulationsurrendernoun
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.
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capitulationsurrendernoun
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
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capitulationsurrendernoun
The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
Synonyms:
capitulation
English Synonyms and Antonyms
surrender
To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.
Synonyms:
abandon, alienate, capitulate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, sacrifice, yield
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
resignation, surrendernoun
acceptance of despair
Antonyms:
hold out, resist, withstand, stand firmSynonyms:
yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fallgiving up, yielding, surrendernoun
a verbal act of admitting defeat
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withstand, hold out, stand firm, resistSynonyms:
fall, capitulation, forsaking, yielding, concession, resignation, giving up, concedingsurrendernoun
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
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stand firm, resist, hold out, withstandSynonyms:
yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fallcapitulation, fall, surrenderverb
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
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resist, withstand, hold out, stand firmSynonyms:
gloaming, giving up, autumn, declension, drop, pin, gloam, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, yielding, decline, declination, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, resignation, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilightsurrender, give upverb
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
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resist, stand firm, hold out, withstandSynonyms:
quit, allow, resign, deliver, chuck up the sponge, vacate, abandon, fall by the wayside, spare, free, give up, lay off, dispense with, drop out, part with, throw overboard, throw in the towel, forego, throw in, waive, renounce, release, drop by the wayside, forgo, cede, discontinue, kick, forfeit, stop, relinquish, ceasesurrender, cede, deliver, give upverb
relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
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withstand, stand firm, hold out, resistSynonyms:
spare, fork up, extradite, rescue, abandon, hand over, forfeit, dispense with, return, resign, save, fork over, forgo, concede, have, relinquish, throw in, deport, part with, fall by the wayside, redeem, lay off, waive, throw overboard, allow, cease, throw in the towel, give up, grant, discontinue, turn in, birth, stop, render, pitch, cede, deliver, present, yield, chuck up the sponge, renounce, fork out, drop out, free, drive home, drop by the wayside, kick, release, vacate, forego, give birth, quit, bear
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
surrendernoun
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relinquishment, capitulation, yieldingsurrenderverb
Synonyms:
relinquish, yield, abandon, capitulate, waive, remit
How to use surrender in a sentence?
Some people surrender their freedom willingly but others are forced to surrender it. Imprisonment begins with birth. Society, parents they refuse to allow you to keep the freedom you were born with. There are subtle ways to punish a person for daring to feel. You see that everyone around you has destroyed his true feeling nature. You imitate what you see.
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary:
We welcome the proposals by IAG that they would surrender some slots in Gatwick. We will certainly be bidding for the slots and we would certainly want to expand services we offer at Gatwick.
This is exactly what many Democrats said they wanted, they pushed back on the administration. They begged and pleaded the president to abandon the Taliban's surrender date.
COVID made my cancer look like nothing, i was pretty close to dying. The doctors kept telling me, ‘Jeff, you’ve got to fight. You’re not fighting.’ I was in surrender mode. I was ready to go. I was dancing with my mortality.
The The Manhattan DA DA's office needs to enter the 21st century. This is the age of technology. People keep loads of personal info on their phones that they prefer remains confidential, a woman should not have to surrender confidential intimate information that's immaterial to the case to defend herself against a sexual predator.
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