Synonyms of saying uncle

saying uncle

phrase

present participle of say uncle

as in succumbing

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

The child begged for the toy so much that her parents finally cried uncle and bought it for Christmas.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbing
• submitting
• giving in
• conceding
• surrendering
• knuckling under
• bowing
• throwing in the sponge
• throwing in the towel
• yielding
• blinking
• capitulating
• relenting
• budging
• quitting
• acquiescing
• deferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• fighting
• contending
• facing
• opposing
• meeting
• holding off
• confronting
• battling
• combating
• objecting
• countering
• combatting
• defying
• repelling
• withstanding
• thwarting
• breasting