What are some opposite words for concede?

Antonyms for concede
kənˈsidcon·cede

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. concede

    We allow that which we do not attempt to hinder; we permit that to which we give some express authorization. When this is given verbally it is called permission; when in writing it is commonly called a permit. There are establishments that any one will be allowed to visit without challenge or hindrance; there are others that no one is allowed to visit without a permit from the manager; there are others to which visitors are admitted at specified times, without a formal permit. We allow a child's innocent intrusion; we concede a right; grant a request; consent to a sale of property; permit an inspection of accounts; sanction a marriage; tolerate the rudeness of a well-meaning servant; submit to a surgical operation; yield to a demand or necessity against our wish or will, or yield something under compulsion; as, the sheriff yielded the keys at the muzzle of a revolver, and allowed the mob to enter. Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate. Compare PERMISSION.

    See also synonyms for PROHIBIT.

    Antonyms:
    deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand

    Synonyms:
    admit, allow, consent to, grant, let, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yield

    Preposition:
    To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 3 votes

  1. concede

    Antonyms:
    refuse, withhold, deny, contradict, contest, claim, contend

    Synonyms:
    surrender, grant, allow, yield, admit, resign

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Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 4 votes

  1. concede, profess, confessverb

    admit (to a wrongdoing)

    "She confessed that she had taken the money"

    Synonyms:
    yield, cede, confess, pretend, grant, profess, fink, squeal

  2. concede, yield, grantverb

    be willing to concede

    "I grant you this much"

    Synonyms:
    ease up, grant, give way, pay, bear, return, allow, confess, allot, afford, knuckle under, give in, succumb, soften, give, move over, deed over, generate, cede, buckle under, yield, profess, award, render, relent, accord

  3. concede, yield, cede, grantverb

    give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

    Synonyms:
    ease up, grant, give way, pay, deliver, bear, surrender, return, allow, confess, allot, afford, knuckle under, give in, succumb, soften, give, give up, move over, deed over, generate, cede, buckle under, yield, profess, award, render, relent, accord

  4. concedeverb

    acknowledge defeat

    "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

    Synonyms:
    yield, cede, confess, grant, profess

How to use concede in a sentence?

  1. Donald Trump on Thursday:

    If Al Gore and George Bush had agreed three weeks before the election to concede the results and waive their right to a legal challenge or a recount, then there would be no Supreme Court case, i’m being asked to waive centuries of legal precedent designed to protect the voters.

  2. President Obama:

    You need to concede.

  3. David Price:

    There's still plenty of sense that we need to address the slipping away of the American dream with blue-collar America, we didn't do it in 2016. But we're not about to concede that or to give it up.

  4. Dharmendra Malik:

    If the government is keen to ensure that the agitation ends, it should concede our demands. That will be a sure-shot way to end the protest.

  5. President Trump:

    We will never concede.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2022claim
#3575contest
#7148protest
#7367refuse
#7851deny
#8574reject
#9957resist
#19121withstand
#20325contend
#23641withhold
#23833forbid
#27874contradict
#31636concede
#31947disapprove
#32325disallow

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