Synonyms for capitulation
kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃənca·pit·u·la·tion

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1. capitulation

   Synonyms:
   abandonment, betrayal, desertion, flight, surrender

   Antonyms:
   apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

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1. capitulationnoun

   a document containing the terms of surrender

   Synonyms:
   surrender, fall

2. capitulationnoun

   a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

   Synonyms:
   surrender, fall

3. capitulation, fall, surrendernoun

   the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

   "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

   Synonyms:
   gloaming, giving up, autumn, declension, drop, pin, surrender, gloam, downfall, crepuscle, descent, yielding, decline, declination, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, resignation, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilight

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1. capitulationnoun

   Synonyms:
   surrender (by treaty)

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1. List of paraphrases for "capitulation":

   surrender, sell-out, abdication

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1. Mohammed Ali Shabani:

   Back (in 2012) there was a deal which was on the horizon, and there was a ramp off for all sides in a face-saving manner, this time the deal which was reached has been abrogated and the demands of the US go far beyond the nuclear issue to in effect demand total Iranian capitulation.

2. Joel Kulina:

   A lot of the fast-money types had recently been trying to catch a falling knife, and some of these stocks started to look OK. But today looks like a complete capitulation, where guys can’t stomach the pain of regulatory uncertainty. People have just given up.

3. Roger Horn:

   People are selling what they can because they want to decrease exposure to Argentina. They've already taken losses, they don't see a way forward that is going to restore them, so they're cutting exposure, it's a classic capitulation.

4. Wayne Pacelle:

   This veto shows cynical political calculation from the governor and an obvious capitulation to special interests, rather than leadership or humanity.

5. Ted Cruz:

   Since December, the outcome has been baked into the cake, capitulation was the endpoint.