CESSION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

cession

noun

ˈse-shən

Definition of cession

as in surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another the cession of the southern territories was part of the peace treaty

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resistance

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Recent Examples of cession It’s being called the next she-cession. — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025 Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said that the 1851 and 1868 Fort Laramie treaties requires the US government to provide food, supplies and support in exchange for peace, land cessions and passage. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 The other is from the perspective of my people, who have lived in Alaska for thousands of years, and for whom the anniversary of the cession brings mixed emotions, including immense loss but also optimism. — William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017 It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited. — Anonymous, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2011 See All Example Sentences for cession

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Noun

When threats don’t speed wins In the pursuit of surrender, or at least a ceasefire, the promise of crushing defeat has rarely been enticing.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Winston Churchill did not surrender to Germany, nor should Zelenskyy surrender to Putin.

— Alfred H. Moses, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrender

Noun

According to the Philadelphia Police Department's October 9 statement, the submission was flagged as spam and never forwarded to its Real-Time Crime Center for investigative review or distribution.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Martinez-Olguin took the matter under submission after the hearing and is expected to make a decision in the coming days.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of submission

Noun

In North Carolina, a 2024 study examining state enforcement laws found that despite 93% of cases meeting the conditions for gun relinquishment, the policy was enforced in only 37% of cases.

— Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.

— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Definition of relinquishment

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