SUCCUMBS Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

succumbs

verb

present tense third-person singular of succumb

as in submits

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) he finally succumbed and let his wife get rid of his dilapidated easy chair

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as in surrenders

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) refused to succumb to her fears and defiantly walked through the dark cemetery

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as in dies

to stop living the patient lay so still and pale that everyone thought he had succumbed, and then he opened his eyes

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as in falls

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces the doctor worked tirelessly until finally he, too, succumbed to the fever

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Recent Examples of succumbs Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Vhagar dies in the crash and Caraxes succumbs to his injuries a few days after crawling out and into the bowls of Harrenhal. — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 When Mina’s closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall, the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2026 If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location. — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 With three days to go before Krypto succumbs to the slow-acting agent, Supergirl sets out on a cosmic adventure to retrieve the antidote, confronting her emotional trauma along the way. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 In season 3's closing stretch, Rue Bennett (Zendaya) succumbs to an accidental fentanyl overdose. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 How to Tackle Lawn Fungus Whether or not your lawn succumbs to a fungal disease is not entirely within your control. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 May 2026 In the May 10 episode of Marshals, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) lose another of their former Navy SEAL teammates, as Garrett (Riley Green) succumbs to his injuries from a fire. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026

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When a student submits a paper written by a chatbot instead of their own work, should this be considered plagiarism?

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Firewise is a national program where each community of eight to 200 homes works together to create defensible space and clear brush, agrees to continue the work annually and submits an application to Firewise USA.

— Chuck Page, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of submits

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After five books that try to interpret Elizabeth Taylor, Waters simply surrenders to the vision.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the Harford County Humane Society tells CBS News Baltimore there have been 140 owner surrenders through the county's animal control this summer, which is double last summer's total.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrenders

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Dickson himself concedes there is still much work to be done to fully rehabilitate the Gap, as well as its sister brands.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
There is a similar scene in the second episode, in which chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak concedes that sticking with their older players for one too many seasons has cost them.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of concedes

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The company says its reactor’s electrical output falls within the range of a high-performance vehicle drivetrain.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
If Colorado’s 2027 first-round pick is not transferred to the Toronto Maple Leafs or if its 2028 first-round pick falls within the top 10, Nashville instead gets Colorado’s 2029 first-round pick.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of falls

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In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025