Synonyms of said uncle

said uncle

phrase

past tense of say uncle

as in succumbed

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

The child begged for the toy so much that her parents finally cried uncle and bought it for Christmas.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• submitted
• conceded
• surrendered
• gave in
• bowed
• quitted
• knuckled under
• threw in the sponge
• blinked
• yielded
• relented
• capitulated
• threw in the towel
• budged
• quit
• acquiesced
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• contended
• fought
• confronted
• met
• opposed
• faced
• objected
• countered
• held off
• battled
• repelled
• thwarted
• defied
• combated
• combatted
• breasted
• withstood