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submission n.
white flag n.

NOUN

submission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capitulation resignation

STRONG

acquiescence appeasement assent bowing defeatism deference docility humbleness humility malleability meekness nonresistance obedience passivism passivity prostration servility subjection submissiveness surrender tractability unassertiveness yielding

WEAK

cringing giving-in pliabilty recreancy submitting

Antonyms

STRONG

disagreement disobedience rebellion

WEAK

fight resistance

NOUN

white flag

Synonyms

WEAK

capitulation caving in flag of truce giving-in retreat submission throwing in the towel truce flag

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backing down

Despite the government's apparent attempts to make concessions, the students show no sign of backing down.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He queried aides about why Iran wasn’t backing down amid the unrelenting bombing campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The Times reporting enraged Trump, and the administration tried to unmask the paper’s sources before ultimately backing down.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

So far, neither side is showing signs of backing down, foreshadowing a fight that could take years.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

For a second I think of backing down.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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