Synonyms of throws in the towel

throws in the towel

phrase

variants also throws in the sponge

present tense third-person singular of throw in the towel

as in concedes

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

The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concedes
• gives in
• quits
• succumbs
• surrenders
• submits
• bows
• knuckles under
• blinks
• says uncle
• yields
• capitulates
• budges
• relents
• acquiesces
• defers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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