gave in

VERB

admit defeat

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon back down bail out bow out buckle under capitulate cave in cease cede chicken out collapse comply concede cry uncle cut out desist despair drop drop like a hot potato fold forswear hand over leave off pull out quit relinquish resign stop submit surrender take the oath throw in the towel waive walk out on wash one's hands of yield

Antonyms

WEAK

fight hold out stand up to withstand

VERB

admit defeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down capitulate cave in cease cede comply concede give up hand over pull out quit relinquish submit surrender yield

WEAK

bail out bow out buckle under chicken out collapse cry uncle cut out desist despair drop fold forswear leave off resign stop waive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue defend deny disobey fight hold keep oppose persevere refuse reject resist retain start win

WEAK

hold out

Example Sentences

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That’s worse than the forecast executives gave in February, setting a range of flat to up by a percentage in the low single digits.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

He became famous in 1989 in then-communist Hungary, calling on Russians to go home in a passionate speech he gave in the dying days of the Soviet Union.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Her testimony about the police handling of Boyd’s dashcam tablet, his phones, Spivey’s body and the blue pills echoed the account she gave in her deposition and in court, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Evans strongly protested removing her signature tooth gap but gave in when Banks essentially gave her an ultimatum: Get rid of the gap or go home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

"Well, at least I'll know where he'll be after school," she gave in.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds