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Synonyms for concede
kənˈsidcon·cede
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Synonyms:
admit, allow, consent to, grant, let, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yieldAntonyms:
deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstandPreposition:
To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.
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Princeton's WordNet
concede, profess, confessverb
admit (to a wrongdoing)
"She confessed that she had taken the money"
Synonyms:
yield, cede, confess, pretend, grant, profess, fink, squealconcede, 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, accordconcede, 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, accordconcedeverb
acknowledge defeat
"The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
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List of paraphrases for "concede":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#357 | return | |
#543 | let | |
#555 | give | |
#599 | pay | |
#1202 | allow | |
#1367 | award | |
#1732 | grant | |
#2490 | bear | |
#2955 | permit | |
#3338 | deliver | |
#3965 | generate | |
#4557 | yield | |
#4730 | recognize | |
#6020 | afford | |
#6821 | admit | |
#6848 | suffer | |
#8397 | acknowledge | |
#9759 | render | |
#10024 | accord | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#12168 | recognise | |
#13188 | pretend | |
#17963 | tolerate | |
#18387 | confess | |
#19661 | resign | |
#19712 | sanction | |
#21921 | fink | |
#30385 | soften | |
#31636 | concede | |
#38812 | profess | |
#45153 | allot | |
#47047 | succumb | |
#64754 | squeal | |
#66067 | cede | |
#109022 | relent |
How to use concede in a sentence?
It is stark. And I will concede that point.
Absolutely not, there's no question at all in my mind that, if we were to only count lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens, Donald Trump won Electoral College. Under those circumstances you should never concede because you didn't lose. It was stolen.
We fear having to concede on too many issues that would damage the very integrity of the Paris Agreement.
So let's be clear -- this is not a speech of concession, because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true or proper, as a woman of conscience and faith, I can not concede that. But, my assessment is the law currently allows no further viable remedy. Now, I can certainly bring a new case to keep this one contest alive, but I don't want to hold public office if I need to scheme my way into the post. Because the title of governor isn't nearly as important as our shared title -- voters. And that is why we fight on.
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.
Translations for concede
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- تتنازلArabic
- отстъпвам, признавамBulgarian
- připustitCzech
- medgiveDanish
- zugestehen, einräumen, zugebenGerman
- ceder, concederSpanish
- luovuttaa, myöntää, tunnustaa, päästääFinnish
- céder, concéder, reconnaître, admettreFrench
- aidichScottish Gaelic
- ויתר, קיבלHebrew
- 認める, 譲歩するJapanese
- 양보하다Korean
- concedōLatin
- godtgjøre, bevilge, innrømme, gi opp, medgi, erkjenne, slippe innNorwegian
- toegevenDutch
- uynikuyQuechua
- признатьRussian
- släppa in, avträda, avstå, erkänna, tillstå, ge upp, bevilja, medgeSwedish
- ஒப்புக்கொள்Tamil
- itiraf etmek, taviz vermek, teslim etmek, ödün vermekTurkish
- اعترافUrdu
- 承認Chinese
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