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surrender

[suh-ren-der] / səˈrɛn dər /
NOUN
giving up; resignation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandonment abdication acquiescence capitulation delivery renunciation submission
STRONG
appeasement cessation relenting relinquishment succumbing yielding
WEAK
dedition giving way white flag
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fight
WEAK
fighting victory win
VERB
give up; resign
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
buckle under 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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The Premier League would then surrender a place in the Europa League.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“Iran will not surrender the strait at this point,” said Gregory Brew, an Iran analyst at the Eurasia Group consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At the Potsdam Conference of 1945, after Germany's surrender, the allied leaders agreed that in the future Germany should be demilitarised.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Grady raises both hands in a gesture of surrender.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen