CONCEDE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONCEDE?

Need another word that means the same as “concede”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “concede” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Concede” are: confess, profess, cede, grant, yield, admit, acknowledge, accept, allow, recognize, own, capitulate, give in, surrender, give up the struggle, cave in, submit, raise the white flag, show the white flag, lay down one's arms, give up, relinquish, hand over, turn over, part with, deliver up

Concede as a Verb

Definitions of "Concede" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “concede” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Admit (defeat) in a match or contest.
• Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.
• Allow (a lead or advantage) to slip.
• Be willing to concede.
• Admit defeat in (a match or contest.
• Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
• Acknowledge defeat.
• Admit (to a wrongdoing.
• (in sport) fail to prevent an opponent scoring (a goal or point.
• Surrender or yield (a possession, right, or privilege.
• Grant (a right, privilege, or demand.

Synonyms of "Concede" as a verb (26 Words)

accept	Make use of or accept for some purpose. The cow accepted the bull.
acknowledge	Report the receipt of. He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway.
admit	Admit into a group or community. This problem admits of no solution.
allow	Allow the presence of or allow an activity without opposing or prohibiting. I allow for this possibility.
capitulate	Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield. The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.
cave in	Explore natural caves.
cede	Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain.
confess	Confess to God in the presence of a priest as in the Catholic faith. She confessed that she had taken the money.
deliver up	Carry out or perform.
give in	Move in order to make room for someone for something.
give up	Convey or reveal information.
give up the struggle	Execute and deliver.
grant	Be willing to concede. Grant land.
hand over	Guide or conduct or usher somewhere.
lay down one's arms	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
own	Have something as one s own possess. Yeah right she totally owned you man.
part with	Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.
profess	Practice as a profession teach or claim to be knowledgeable about. I don t profess to be an expert.
raise the white flag	Cause to puff up with a leaven.
recognize	Show approval or appreciation of. The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution.
relinquish	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long term house guest.
show the white flag	Give an exhibition of to an interested audience.
submit	Yield to another’s wish or opinion. The original settlers were forced to submit to Bulgarian rule.
surrender	(in sport) lose (a point, game, or advantage) to an opponent. The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered.
turn over	To break and turn over earth especially with a plow.
yield	Give in, as to influence or pressure. They might yield up their secrets.

Usage Examples of "Concede" as a verb

• Their rights to redress of grievances were conceded once more.
• They conceded the match to their opponents.
• He took an early lead which he never conceded.
• In 475 the emperor conceded the Auvergne to Euric.
• I had to concede that I'd overreacted.
• ‘All right then,’ she conceded.
• Reluctantly, Ellen conceded defeat.
• The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose.
• They have conceded only one goal in seven matches.

Associations of "Concede" (30 Words)

accept	Make use of or accept for some purpose. Accept an argument.
accepting	Tolerating without protest. Always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates.
acknowledge	Declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of. The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper.
admissible	Deserving to be admitted. Admissible evidence.
admit	Admit into a group or community. Old age pensioners are admitted free to the museum.
admittedly	As acknowledged. Admittedly the salary was not wonderful.
agree	Be in accord be in agreement. Everybody agrees that jobs will go.
agreed	United by being of the same opinion. Agreed in their distrust of authority.
allow	Allow the presence of or allow an activity without opposing or prohibiting. Political advertising on television is not allowed.
allowable	(of an amount of money) able to be earned or received free of tax. The loan deal has been extended to the maximum allowable three months.
apologize	Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning. I apologized for being late.
appreciatively	With appreciation; in a grateful manner. He accepted my offer appreciatively.
approbation	Official recognition or approval. A term of approbation.
approval	The formal act of approving. Words of approval seldom passed his lips.
approve	Prove; show. He approved himself ripe for military command.
authorization	Official permission or approval. Deputies are given authorization to make arrests.
concession	A preferential allowance or rate given by an organization. They won all the concessions they asked for.
confess	Confess to God in the presence of a priest as in the Catholic faith. 150 people confessed faith in Christ.
grant	The action of granting something. A grant of probate.
gratefully	In a thankful manner; with thanks. Your financial support is gratefully acknowledged.
let	Actively cause something to happen. I had to wake up my flatmate Veronica to let me in.
necessarily	As a highly likely consequence. It is necessarily so.
ok	An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence. Things are okay.
permissible	Permitted; allowed. A permissible tax deduction.
permission	The action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing; consent or authorization. He received permission to go to Brussels.
permit	Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. Weather permitting guests can dine outside on the veranda.
realization	Something that is made real or concrete. Verbal sequences were produced using segmental realization.
receive	Receive a specified treatment abstract. The community warmly received the refugees.
resignedly	In a hopeless resigned manner.
thankfully	In a thankful manner. He accepted thankfully my apologies.