Synonyms for succumb
səˈkʌmsuc·cumb

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1. succumb

   Synonyms:
   capitulate, cede, fail, fall, fly, forfeit, lose, resign, retire, retreat, submit, surrender, yield

   Antonyms:
   beat, checkmate, conquer, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, win, worst

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1. succumb

   Synonyms:
   surrender, comply, submit, acquiesce, yield, sink, resign

   Antonyms:
   resist, rise, contend, battle, fight, surmount

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1. yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle underverb

   consent reluctantly

   Synonyms:
   defer, render, ease up, grant, give way, pay, accede, relent, give, afford, knuckle under, give in, cede, concede, soften, move over, generate, return, buckle under, bow, yield, bear, submit

   Antonyms:
   come through, pull round, survive, make it, pull through

2. succumb, yieldverb

   be fatally overwhelmed

   Synonyms:
   ease up, grant, give way, pay, bear, relent, give, buckle under, afford, knuckle under, give in, concede, soften, move over, generate, cede, return, yield, render

   Antonyms:
   survive, come through, pull through, pull round, make it

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1. succumbverb

   Synonyms:
   yield, submit, surrender, capitulate, give in, give way

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1. List of paraphrases for "succumb":

   succumbed

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1. Arun Sundararajan:

   If Lyft falls into the trap of trying to manage short-term earnings and expectations, it's probably going to also succumb to pressure to cut driver costs.

2. Andrew Wyatt:

   Because of this pandemic, criteria across this country have been thrown out the window. They have shut down entire states. No ones making money. The governments stimulus package was put in place to help people through this pandemic, all elderly inmates like Mr. Cosby could succumb to this virus. It seems its more politically motivated and personally motivated to not let this man out.Its very upsetting and disappointing.

3. Sergiy Kyslytsya:

   Members of the Security Council, The United Nations is sick, The United Nations's a matter of fact. Security Council's been hit by the virus spread by the Kremlin, will Security Council succumb to this virus ? Security Council is in the hands of the membership.

4. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Only he qualifies to be an INDIVIDUAL, who has created an IMAGE for himself, in tune with his INTRINSIC NATURE, for majority only succumb to the human stupidity and perish!

5. Kevin Cramer:

   It was an exciting day to be with the President, and he asked right out front,' Do you have any preferences ?' i said my only preference would be, don't succumb to the pressure to make this some sort of an affirmative action pick.