GIVEN IN Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

given in

verb

past participle of give in

as in indulged

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) give in and have some chocolate

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as in conceded

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park

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Recent Examples of given in But there is a limit to what can be expected of such a promise, given in a moment of surprise. — Judith Martin, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The Nobel Prize in Physics, first given in 1901, has been previously awarded 119 times to 229 individuals. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 Thiessen isn’t the only one who’s spoken up about the low salaries the teen acts were given in the ’90s. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 The laptop's performance is objectively strong, but that's a given in this tier. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026 At our last board meeting, a Tax Allocation District presentation was given in executive session by Courtney English, the chief of staff to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. — Patreece Hutcherson, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Seeing the value of fewer injections, the trivalent MMR vaccine has been given in combination since 1971 and became the only option around 2008. — Jennifer Reich, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 And that is exactly the freedom that architects are usually not given in the building process. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 No reason was given in the court document as to why the request to drop Gutman is being made. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for given in

Verb

There was no mention of a funeral in Adrien’s letter, and for a moment, Adelaide indulged the thought of ordering a carriage for Moscow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of indulged

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The researchers will then randomly choose around 1/3 of people who submitted a lone star tick, another 1/3 of people who submitted a black legged tick and 1/3 of people who submitted a positive alpha-gal tick to the laboratory.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
The county faced no opposition to its bid for the point-in-time count and the regional application, but the city submitted competing bids for the database and matching system.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of submitted

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The film bowed in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto Film Festival and will have its Asian premiere at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Accordingly, The Marriage Market bowed in Germany first, on ProSieben’s streaming platform Joyn.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026