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Definitions

buckle under

VERB

capitulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow cave in cede concede defer relent succumb surrender

STRONG

fold submit yield

WEAK

come across come to terms give away the store give out give up knuckle under put out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conquer defend fight win

VERB

give in

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

defend deny disobey fight oppose persevere refuse reject resist win

WEAK

hold out

VERB

give in/give up

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon back down bail out bow out 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

surrender

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon capitulate cede commit concede give in hand over leave quit relinquish renounce submit succumb waive yield

STRONG

consign entrust fall fold knuckle

WEAK

cave in cry uncle deliver up eat crow eat humble pie go along with go down go under knuckle under let go pack it in part with play dead put up white flag roll over throw in the towel toss it in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

come continue defend fight hold keep refuse reject retain win

WEAK

conquer surpass

Example Sentences

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They worried that Sheinbaum was beginning to buckle under the dual pressures from Trump and López Obrador.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's government presents its first budget on Tuesday, a spending plan he says will provide "the answer" for an economy starting to buckle under US tariffs.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The biscuit began to buckle under the weight of its own layers, the folds getting too heavy, too thin.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

Mbappe was always too intelligent, too talented and too precocious to fail, or buckle under the pressure, at Real Madrid.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

He rose, holding on to the edge of the table, his knees trembling so that he thought that they would buckle under him.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

buckle under

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