Showing results for concessions. Search instead for concessioners.

concessions

NOUN

yielding, adjustment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment admission compromise deal grant permit privilege

STRONG

allowance assent authorization boon buyback confession copout indulgence permission rollback sellout surrender trade-off warrant

WEAK

giveback giving in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement

STRONG

denial

WEAK

difference disputation fighting protest refusal repudiation

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

To be sure, China, the primary buyer of Iranian oil, has largely stayed on the sidelines during the Iran war and has avoided applying pressure on Tehran to make concessions to the U.S.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

However, with the shortage resolved, Hims is being forced to make concessions to companies that initially refused to sell their products on its platform.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The stadium operates under a revenue-sharing agreement in which the Rose Bowl takes a percentage of ticket sales, concessions and parking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Senior U.S. officials insist the crisis in the strait and Tehran’s refusal to make nuclear concessions will prove an afterthought once Trump and Xi step into the Great Hall for trade talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

But my father would make no concessions to mythmaking, when the truth was available.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri