CONCEDE Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word concede. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONCEDE
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grant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) • any monetary aid • the act of providing a subsidy • United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) • 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance • a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business • a right or privilege that has been granted verb • let have • give as judged due or on the basis of merit • be willing to concede • allow to have • bestow, especially officially • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • transfer by deed | ||||||||
yield | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • production of a certain amount • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • an amount of a product • the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) verb • be the cause or source of • end resistance, as under pressure or force • give or supply • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • give in, as to influence or pressure • move in order to make room for someone for something • cause to happen or be responsible for • be willing to concede • be fatally overwhelmed • bring in • be flexible under stress of physical force • cease opposition; stop fighting • consent reluctantly | ||||||||
confess | verbv | |||||||
verb • confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure • admit (to a wrongdoing) • confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith | ||||||||
accept | verbv | |||||||
verb • consider or hold as true • receive willingly something given or offered • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to • react favorably to; consider right and proper • admit into a group or community • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • be designed to hold or take • receive (a report) officially, as from a committee • make use of or accept for some purpose • be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | ||||||||
acknowledge | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of • report the receipt of • express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with • express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for • accept as legally binding and valid • accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority | ||||||||
admit | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of • allow to enter; grant entry to • allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of • admit into a group or community • afford possibility • give access or entrance to • have room for; hold without crowding • serve as a means of entrance | ||||||||
allow | verbv | |||||||
verb • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen • consent to, give permission; permit • let have • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain • allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something • afford possibility • allow the other (baseball) team to score • grant as a discount or in exchange • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | ||||||||
surrender | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • acceptance of despair • a verbal act of admitting defeat • the delivery of a principal into lawful custody • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) verb • give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another • relinquish possession or control over | ||||||||
own up | verbv | |||||||
verb • admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error | ||||||||
accede | verbv | |||||||
verb • yield to another's wish or opinion • take on duties or office • to agree or express agreement | ||||||||
capitulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • surrender under agreed conditions | ||||||||
cede | verbv | |||||||
verb • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • relinquish possession or control over | ||||||||
profess | verbv | |||||||
verb • practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about • confess one's faith in, or allegiance to • admit (to a wrongdoing) • state freely • receive into a religious order or congregation • take vows, as in religious order • state insincerely | ||||||||
come around | verbv | |||||||
verb • change one's position or opinion • happen regularly | ||||||||
give up | verbv | |||||||
verb • lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime • give up with the intent of never claiming again • give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat • put an end to a state or an activity • give up what is not strictly needed • part with a possession or right • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily • relinquish possession or control over • give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • allow the other (baseball) team to score • stop consuming | ||||||||
give way | verbv | |||||||
verb • move in order to make room for someone for something • break down, literally or metaphorically • end resistance, as under pressure or force • stop operating or functioning | ||||||||
let in | verbv | |||||||
verb • allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of • allow to enter; grant entry to |