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

Need another word that means the same as “succumb”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “succumb” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Succumb” are: buckle under, give in, yield, give way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in, die from, die of, pass away as a result of, be a fatality of

Succumb as a Verb

Definitions of "Succumb" as a verb

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

• Die from the effect of a disease or injury.
• Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
• Be fatally overwhelmed.
• Consent reluctantly.

Synonyms of "Succumb" as a verb (12 Words)

be a fatality of	Occupy a certain position or area.
buckle under	Fasten with a buckle or buckles.
capitulate	Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield. The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.
cave in	Hollow out as if making a cave or opening.
die from	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
die of	Stop operating or functioning.
give in	Be the cause or source of.
give way	Guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion.
pass away as a result of	Transmit information.
submit	(especially in judicial contexts) suggest; argue. The United States refused to submit to arbitration.
surrender	Stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority. The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered.
yield	Give way to arguments, demands, or pressure. I yielded the point.

Usage Examples of "Succumb" as a verb

• We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.
• After a few blows there, the porcupine succumbs.

Associations of "Succumb" (30 Words)

abjure	Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim. She abjured her beliefs.
analgesia	Medication that acts to relieve pain. She was able to take analgesia orally.
bowed	Showing an excessively deferential manner.
capitulate	Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield. The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.
cede	Give up (power or territory. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain.
concession	A commercial operation set up by agreement within the premises of a larger concern. The government was unwilling to make any further concessions.
condescend	Treat condescendingly. Take care not to condescend to your reader.
condescension	The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior. I m treated with condescension.
crouch	A crouching stance or posture. He dropped into a defensive crouch.
disease	A particular quality or disposition regarded as adversely affecting a person or group of people. Heart disease.
generate	Produce (energy. The computer generated this image.
grant	A right or privilege that has been granted. Her request was granted.
illness	A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind. I ve never missed a day s work through illness.
injunction	A judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity. Injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order.
kneel	Supporting yourself on your knees. In church you have to kneel during parts of the service.
obedience	Behavior intended to please your parents. Obedience to moral standards.
obey	Behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc. When the order was repeated he refused to obey.
relinquish	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.
resignation	An act of ending a game by conceding defeat without being checkmated. A shrug of resignation.
servile	Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others. Servile work.
slavish	Showing no attempt at originality. A slavish adherence to protocol.
stoop	Bend one’s back forward from the waist on down. The princes now and then stooped to pay a nominal homage.
submission	Something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition. Reports should be prepared for submission at partners meetings.
submissive	Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant. A submissive reply.
submit	Accept or undergo, often unwillingly. Samples submitted to low pressure while being airfreighted.
subservience	Abject or cringing submissiveness. Blind subservience to authority.
subservient	Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant- S.H.Adams. She has become submissive and subservient.
surrender	The action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy. The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered.
ultimatum	A final peremptory demand. Their employers issued an ultimatum demanding an immediate return to work.
yield	An amount of a product. The Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted.