Synonyms for surrender
səˈrɛn dər

Princeton's WordNet(1.28 / 7 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. resignation, surrender(noun)

   acceptance of despair

   Synonyms:
   yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fall

   Antonyms:
   hold out, resist, withstand, stand firm

2. giving up, yielding, surrender(noun)

   a verbal act of admitting defeat

   Synonyms:
   fall, capitulation, forsaking, yielding, concession, resignation, giving up, conceding

   Antonyms:
   withstand, hold out, stand firm, resist

3. surrender(noun)

   the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

   Synonyms:
   yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fall

   Antonyms:
   stand firm, resist, hold out, withstand

4. capitulation, fall, surrender(verb)

   the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

   "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

   Synonyms:
   gloaming, giving up, autumn, declension, drop, pin, gloam, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, yielding, decline, declination, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, resignation, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilight

   Antonyms:
   resist, withstand, hold out, stand firm

5. surrender, give up(verb)

   give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

   "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

   Synonyms:
   quit, allow, resign, deliver, chuck up the sponge, vacate, abandon, fall by the wayside, spare, free, give up, lay off, dispense with, drop out, part with, throw overboard, throw in the towel, forego, throw in, waive, renounce, release, drop by the wayside, forgo, cede, discontinue, kick, forfeit, stop, relinquish, cease

   Antonyms:
   resist, stand firm, hold out, withstand

6. surrender, cede, deliver, give up(verb)

   relinquish possession or control over

   "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

   Synonyms:
   spare, fork up, extradite, rescue, abandon, hand over, forfeit, dispense with, return, resign, save, fork over, forgo, concede, have, relinquish, throw in, deport, part with, fall by the wayside, redeem, lay off, waive, throw overboard, allow, cease, throw in the towel, give up, grant, discontinue, turn in, birth, stop, render, pitch, cede, deliver, present, yield, chuck up the sponge, renounce, fork out, drop out, free, drive home, drop by the wayside, kick, release, vacate, forego, give birth, quit, bear

   Antonyms:
   withstand, stand firm, hold out, resist

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. surrender(noun)

   An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

2. surrender(noun)

   The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

3. surrender(noun)

   The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

4. surrender(noun)

   Synonyms:
   capitulation

English Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. surrender

   To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.

   Synonyms:
   abandon, alienate, capitulate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, sacrifice, yield

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. surrender

   Synonyms:
   yield, submit, cede, relinquish, abandon, resign

   Antonyms:
   withhold, vindicate, retain, resist, contend, strive

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. surrender(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   relinquish, cede, yield, resign, forego, abdicate, abandon, give up, give over, deliver up, part with

2. surrender(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   yield, CAPITULATE, give up, give over, give in, give one's self up, strike one's flag or colors, cry quarter, cry quits

3. surrender(n.)

   Synonyms:
   relinquishment, renunciation, cession, resignation, abandonment, CAPITULATION

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   capitulation, surrenders, remission, abandonment, delivery, abandon, waiver, renunciation, handover, surrendered, extradition, assignment, renounce, rendition, capitulate, furnishing, transfer, relinquish, retrocession, buyback, deliver, waive

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