Capitulation synonyms

kə-pĭch'ə-lā'shən

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giving-up
Surrender
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submission
The act or fact of submitting to the power of another:
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synopsis
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
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outline
A general description of some subject.
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abstract
The definition of an abstract is a summary of a written work.
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resignation (related)
Resignation is the act of leaving something, generally a job or position.
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surrender (related)
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
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abbreviation (related)
(Biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
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abridgment (related)
An abridged written text.
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summary (related)
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
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defeat (antonym)
The act of defeating an opponent:
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victory (antonym)
Success in any contest or struggle involving the defeat of an opponent or the overcoming of obstacles
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fight (antonym)
The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity:
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fighting (antonym)
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
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defending (antonym)
giving in
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resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
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win (related)
(Slang) a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail)
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fall
A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
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recedence
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annexation (related)
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declaration-of-war (related)
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appeasement (related)
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capitulate (related)
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coup-d-etat (related)
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seizure of power (related)
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Find another word for capitulation. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for capitulation, like: yielding, giving-up, submission, synopsis, outline, abstract, resignation, surrender, abbreviation, abridgment and summary.
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Capitulation Sentence Examples

  • The battles of Jena and Auerstadt were lost, and the capitulation of Prince Hohenlohe's army was negotiated.

  • It appeared, further, that the king ruling in Babylon at the time of the capitulation was named not Belshazzar, but Nabonidos.

  • By the terms of the capitulation of the city freedom of worship was secured to the Mahommedans.

  • Early in March 1792 he was elected lieutenant-colonel of one of the battalions of the Eure-et-Loire; he took part in the defence of Verdun in 1792, and it fell to his lot to bear the proposals of capitulation to the Prussian camp. The spiritless conduct of the defenders excited the wrath of the revolutionary authorities, and Marceau was fortunate in escaping arrest and finding re-employment as a captain in the regular service.

  • In 1809, in command of the naval force on shore, he contributed greatly to the reduction of Martinique, and signed the capitulation by which that island was handed over to the English; for his services on this occasion he received the thanks of the House of Commons.

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