surrender

/sɚˈɛndɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. acceptance of despair
2. a verbal act of admitting defeat
3. the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
4. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
   “they were protected until the capitulation of the fort”

verb

1. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
   “The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered”
2. relinquish possession or control over
   “The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”

Synonyms for surrender

• resignation
• giving up
• yielding
• capitulation
• fall
• give up
• cede
• deliver

Antonyms of surrender

• resist

Words that rhyme with surrender

• tender
• render
• fender
• slender
• bender
• pretender
• spender
• defender
• engender
• gender
• sender
• splendor
• weekender
• bartender
• blender
• contender
• lender
• offender
• suspender
• transgender
• vendor
• bittenbender
• brender
• brendor
• callender
• cavender
• challender
• eastender
• einbender
• ender