Synonyms of concedes

concedes

verb

present tense third-person singular of concede

1

as in admits

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

she grudgingly conceded his point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admits
• confesses
• acknowledges
• agrees
• announces
• reveals
• discloses
• allows
• grants
• recognizes
• owns (up to)
• confirms
• tells
• accepts
• says
• declares
• affirms
• professes
• fesses (up)
• proclaims
• comes clean (about)
• warns
• informs
• publishes
• avows
• imparts
• unloads
• betrays
• exposes
• communicates
• unburdens
• unveils
• yields
• divulges
• spills
• tips (off)
• talks
• whispers
• breathes
• disburdens
• broadcasts
• leaks
• gives away
• tattles
• blabs
• breaks
• squeals
• rats
• wises (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• disclaims
• contradicts
• disavows
• disallows
• rejects
• negates
• refutes
• disputes
• repudiates
• covers (up)
• rebuts
• disowns
• conceals
• obscures
• hides
• kids (oneself)
• negatives
• gainsays
• veils

2

as in succumbs

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbs
• submits
• surrenders
• capitulates
• relents
• bows
• yields
• blinks
• acquiesces
• budges
• gives in
• quits
• defers
• says uncle
• knuckles under
• throws in the sponge
• throws in the towel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contends
• resists
• opposes
• confronts
• meets
• fights
• counters
• faces
• defies
• breasts
• objects
• repels
• withstands
• holds off
• combats
• thwarts
• battles

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of concedes

If advertisers see the tools as part of the same product, and the DOJ concedes Google faces real competition in part of that product, can the whole package be a monopoly? —Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2024