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