Giving in

Synonyms for "giving in" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Verb(5 words)

acquiescence acquiescently bow capitulate capitulation

cession

Strong matches (8)

Verb(7 words)

compliance compliantly compromise concessiongive way under pressuregrudgingly relent

recession

Related words (14)

Verb(9 words)

relentingly submission submissiveness submit succumb surrender yield yielding yieldingly

relinquishment renunciation retreat

Noun(2 words)

succumbingyielding to temptation

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More general

11 entries

act action behaviorbehavioral acteventnegotiation behavioroccurrencepersonality traitprocesssocial behaviorverb

More specific

17 entries

accede acquiesce acquiescenceacquiescence in discussionbow capitulationcave incompliance compromise concessiongive wayrelent submission submit succumb surrender

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Collocations

20 entries

acquiescenceact of capitulationact of concessionact of surrendercapitulationcapitulation under pressurecompliance concessionconcession under pressuregiving in easilygiving in reluctantlygiving in togiving in to demandsgiving in to pressuregiving in under pressuresubmission

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Inflections

4 entries

gave ingiven ingives ingivings in

Derivations

10 entries

acquiescence acquiescent capitulation compromise concessiongive insubmission surrender yield yielding

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