Concede Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Concede
(UK) An expression of gratitude.
Condescension.
(Law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
To give or confer officially or formally:
To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor.
That cannot be denied; indisputable
The definition of concession is something granted in response to demands, or a special allowance, or is the right to use land or property granted by the owner.
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To consent or comply passively or without protest:
The act of surrendering or giving up:
Alternative form of fess up.
(Law) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
To expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute:
The act of indulging oneself, or giving way to one's own desires
To grant or acknowledge
To give up all resistance; acquiesce:
(Eccles.) To tell (one's sins) to God, esp. in public worship service or in private
To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge:
To abandon an activity out of frustration or despair; give up:
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Recognize is defined as to identify someone or something known at an earlier time.
To give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)
To surrender is defined as to give up control of something or to give something up to another.
Waive is defined as to give up your right to something or to determine that someone else can postpone fulfilling an obligation.
To make an open declaration of; affirm
To give up one's rights in; surrender formally
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To grant or concede; bestow
To offer in good faith; pledge:
Vouchsafe is defined as to give or grant something as a favor.
Antonyms for Concede
To decline to accept; reject
To oppose physically or in battle, as with fists, weapons, etc.
To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
(Intransitive) To not agree (suit).
To openly differ with or reject an official, esp. political, belief, procedure, etc.
To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
To deny the truth of (a statement or statements).
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Repudiate is to refuse to have anything to do with or to reject in a public way.
To refuse to accept (someone) as a lover, spouse, or friend; rebuff.
Words Related to Concede
The definition of allow means to permit or to give permission.
To give up willingly a right, position, privilege, etc.
(Obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge. [13th-17th c.]
ruled-out
To receive as a prize or reward for performance:
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