Bow out and Succeed

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Bow out verb - To undergo defeat.

Usage example: quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition

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Succeed is an antonym for bow out.

Succeed verb - To turn out as planned or desired.

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Bow out is an antonym for succeed.

Nearby Word: succeeding

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Succeed and Bow out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow_out/succeed

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