Synonyms and antonyms of General words for defeat and surrender in American Thesaurus

defeat (noun)

failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something

surrender (noun)

the act of saying officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting

surrender (noun)

the act of giving up something to someone who has defeated you

pullout (noun)

an occasion when someone decides not to be in a competition any more

concession (noun)

the fact of admitting that you will not win something such as an argument or game

submission (noun)

formal the action of accepting that someone has defeated you or has power over you

coup de grâce (noun)

formal a final action that destroys or defeats something that was already weak or failing

cession (noun)

the act of giving up rights, land, property, or power to another country or institution