SUCCUMBED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

succumbed

verb

past tense of succumb

as in submitted

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 surrendered

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 died

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 fell

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 succumbed Even those who have succumbed to cancer are able to be sent off like this, since toxic chemotherapy drugs are usually long gone from the body by the time of passing. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 The city’s Medical Examiner ruled the victim’s death a homicide after determining Wong succumbed to stab wounds to his neck and torso. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 She was evacuated by ambulance to a local hospital but succumbed to her injuries shortly after arriving, according to local reports. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Institutional reforms, including the professionalization of government bureaucracies at the federal and local levels, slowly constricted these political machines until the last holdout in Chicago succumbed by the late 1970s. — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Shakur succumbed to his gunshot wounds six days after being gunned down. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 He was shot four times and succumbed to his injuries six days later. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Mark died last year, at sixty-two, from cancer; Bragg’s older brother, Sam, had also succumbed to the disease a few years earlier, at sixty-four. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Others succumbed to their wounds or the conditions endured in captivity. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling the Huntley Police Tip Line at 847-515-5333.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
In May, an attorney for the company submitted a complaint to the Lauderhill Police Department.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of submitted

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He was stationed in India in 1945 when Japan surrendered, marking the end of the war.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026
There were penalties that hampered a couple drives and a few too many explosive plays surrendered on defense for a second consecutive week for Cristobal’s liking.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

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Three people died at the scene and a fourth man later died in hospital, regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported, while over a dozen people were injured.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in an accident along the same highway linking the capital, Nairobi, with the coastal city of Mombasa.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of died

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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The person denied feeding the coyote and allowed the officer to examine the property, which yielded no evidence for filing a violation.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Bryan echoing the Truckers is very good news, since their own rambunctious salad days eventually yielded some of this century’s best American anthems.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of yielded

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Are the law firms and universities that capitulated listening?

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
West Ham could have capitulated after Leo Scienza’s opener for Southampton in the 10th minute, but the youngsters showed they were not overawed.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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