Drop
Surrender
Surrender verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Drop and surrender are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drop" instead the word "Surrender" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full drop | full surrender |
| entire | entire drop | entire surrender |
| early | early drop | early surrender |
| possible | possible drop | possible surrender |
| Other adjectives: final, conditional, impossible, last, sudden, attempted. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Ferguson called upon the outnumbered patriots to surrender; instead, Washington spun on his horse and galloped away at full speed, despite the enemy having the drop on him.
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The aliens begin dropping rocks and warn that if the Machines do not surrender immediately, they'll drop the moon on them.
Source: Colony Drop - However, this backfires when Nate's group thinks he's actually still brainwashed, and they drop their guns to surrender because of it.
Source: Pretend to Be Brainwashed
Cite this Source
Surrender and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/surrender
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