" knuckles under "

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

  * e.g., " ... encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blinks,

•  bows,

•  budges,

•  capitulates,

•  concedes,

•  gives in,

•  quits,

•  relents,

•  submits,

•  succumbs,

•  surrenders,

•  yields

•  Antonyms : 

•  resists

2: to yield to the control or power of enemy forces;

  * e.g., " ... the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under "

•  Synonyms : 

•  capitulates,

•  falls,

•  gives up,

•  submits,

•  succumbs,

•  surrenders

•  Antonyms : 

•  endures,

•  stands

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

  * e.g., " ... encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blink,

•  bow,

•  budge,

•  capitulate,

•  concede,

•  give in,

•  quit,

•  relent,

•  submit,

•  succumb,

•  surrender,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

•  resist

2: to yield to the control or power of enemy forces;

  * e.g., " ... the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under "

•  Synonyms : 

•  capitulate,

•  fall,

•  give up,

•  submit,

•  succumb,

•  surrender

•  Antonyms : 

•  endure,

•  stand

1: as in submits (to), succumbs (to);

•  Synonyms : 

•  bows (to),

•  capitulates (to),

•  gives in (to),

•  stoops (to),

•  submits (to),

•  succumbs (to),

•  surrenders (to),

•  yields (to)

•  Antonyms : 

•  bucks,

•  defies,

•  fights,

•  opposes,

•  repels,

•  resists,

•  withstands,

•  battles,

•  combats,

•  contends (with),

•  challenges,

•  contests,

•  contradicts,

•  disputes