Succumb Synonyms and Antonyms

sə-kŭm
To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bow
  2. buckle
  3. capitulate
  4. submit
  5. surrender
  6. yield
  7. fold
To die
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. yield
  2. drop
  3. expire
  4. break
  5. cave in
  6. collapse
  7. crack
  8. give out
  9. crack up
  10. cease
  11. give in
  12. conk out
  13. knuckle-under
  14. buckle-under
Antonyms:
  1. conquer
  2. create
  3. survive
  4. win
  5. overcome
  6. resist
To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. yield

Words Related to Succumb

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. health
  2. live
  3. succumb to
  4. contend with
  5. shake off
  6. endure
  7. giving way

Succumb Sentence Examples

  • Even good leaders eventually succumb to the pressure of the ruling class.

  • How could I go on believing no one would succumb to such temptation?

  • Do not succumb to peer pressure to drink too much.

  • It is probable that the carbon monoxide seriously affects the general health and vitality of the men, and renders them more likely to succumb to phthisis.

  • He was diagnosed at age 2 but did not succumb to a fatal brain tumor until age 12.

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