Give ground

Q: What is a synonym for "give ground"?

Common synonyms include: back down, back out, beat a retreat, break off combat, cave in, cease resistance.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To retreat.
"Those male moose at the southeast arm didn't frighten very much when we docked to fly-fish one day. One was so scared of us he just walked toward us and snorted. We gave ground."
2
To yield an advantage. figuratively

Synonyms

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back down back out beat a retreat break off combat cave in cease resistance

Antonyms

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gain ground steamrolls

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"Those male moose at the southeast arm didn't frighten very much when we docked to fly-fish one day. One was so scared of us he just walked toward us and snorted. We gave ground."

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