CONCEDING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

conceding

verb

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present participle of concede

as in admitting

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly she grudgingly conceded his point

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as in succumbing

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win

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Recent Examples of conceding There were a few boos at the 32-year-old German’s substitutions and at the end of a 2-1 defeat from 1-0 up at Fulham, a few more after conceding a 97th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with Everton. —

Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 His hybrid was designed to preserve the elegance and smooth operation of electric motors while conceding the practical power and range that fuel offered. —

Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026 Though Democrats’ current advantage on the generic ballot has even many Republicans conceding that the House could flip blue, the Senate is still more of a reach. —

Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026 By shielding their most profitable products while conceding selectively on pricing, manufacturers can reduce political pressure without materially sacrificing profitability. —

Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 Senate Republican leader John Thune of South Dakota spent much of Friday managing objections from within his conference who argued that Republicans were conceding too much to Democrats on ICE oversight. —

Nik Popli, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 The government has previously tried to charge Lemon in a steadily escalating campaign involving a string of highly unusual legal moves to strong-arm courts into conceding to its demands. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 Dallas City Council members were split Tuesday on conceding power to try to save Dallas Area Rapid Transit. —

Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026 Though that sentence could also have stopped after four words, the statistics really are bad — conceding around one goal every 10 corners faced. —

Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025

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Her fellow model Alex Consani followed suit, admitting that Yai influenced her to try out the hack.

— Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Walmart, Kentucky Legend respond to weight, price miscalculations At least one of the meat manufacturers, Kentucky Legend, posted a statement on its website admitting an error at a store, but not the one that Wrigg had visited.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026