CAPITULATION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

capitulation

noun

kə-ˌpi-chə-ˈlā-shən

as in surrender

the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

resistance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of capitulation Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, who was widely blamed for the health-care capitulation despite personally having voted against it, insisted the opposite. —

Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 House rebels view the attempt to squeeze the SAVE America Act into reconciliation, a restrictive budget process that requires all language to have a direct fiscal impact, as capitulation and want to see the entire bill, including its mandates on voter ID and proof of citizenship, signed into law. —

David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026 When the soldiers finally walk away, Noor is ashamed of Salim’s capitulation and practically runs away from his father. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 Newcastle must respond following that embarrassing second-half capitulation at Camp Nou. —

George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitulation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitulation

Noun

The merciful end came three weeks after Sunderland’s surrender to relegation in May 2017.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
But for my momentary surrender to the orchestra and the rhythm of the waltz, my thoughts have been elsewhere.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026