| Main Entry: | acquiesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree with some reluctance |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree, allow, approve, bow to, buy, cave in, come across, come around, comply, concur, conform, consent, cry uncle, cut a deal, ditto*, give in, give out, go along, jibe, okay, pass, play ball, reconcile, roll over and play dead, say uncle, set, shake on, submit, subscribe, yes, yield |
Antonyms: |
disagree, dissent, object, protest |
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, cave in, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give five, give in, go along with, grant, knuckle under, okay*, pass on, permit, recognize, sanction, say uncle, shake on, subscribe |
Antonyms: |
disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
| Main Entry: | concede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, give in |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet, capitulate, cave in, cede, confess, cry uncle, ditto*, fess up, fold, give up, go along with, go with the flow, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, own up, play ball with, quit, relinquish, say uncle, surrender, throw in the towel, waive, yes one, yield |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
Antonyms: |
contradict, disacknowledge, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | consent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, give the nod, give up, knuckle under, let, make a deal, okay*, permit, roll over, sanction, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, subscribe, throw in the towel, yes*, yield |
Antonyms: |
differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse |
| Main Entry: | kowtow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grovel |
Synonyms: |
bow, brownnose, cave in, court, cower, cringe, fawn, flatter, fold, genuflect, give in, go along with, kneel, knuckle under, lie down and roll over, pander, prostrate, say uncle, stoop, toe the mark |
| Main Entry: | relent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die down; let up |
Synonyms: |
acquiesce, be merciful, capitulate, cave in, change one's mind, come around, comply, cool it, cry uncle, die away, drop, ease, ease off, ease up on, ebb, fall, fold, forbear, give in, give quarter, give some slack, give up, give way, go along with, go easy on, have mercy, have pity, lay back, let go, let it happen, lighten up, mellow out, melt, moderate, quit, relax, say uncle, show mercy, slacken, slow, soften, subside, wane, weaken, yield |
Antonyms: |
build, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | submit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comply, endure |
Synonyms: |
abide, accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, appease, be submissive, bend, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cede, concede, defer, eat crow, fold, give away, give ground, give in, give way, go with the flow, grin and bear it, humor, indulge, knuckle, knuckle under, kowtow, lay down arms, obey, put up with, quit, relent, relinquish, resign oneself, say uncle, stoop, succumb, surrender, throw in the towel, toe the line, tolerate, truckle, withstand, yield |
Antonyms: |
disobey, fight, resist |
| Main Entry: | cry uncle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to surrender |
Synonyms: |
break, cave in, give up, give way, put one's tail between one's legs, say uncle, surrender |