Surrender and Turning

Opposite meaning words

Surrender verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

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Turning is an antonym for surrender.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

Turning noun - A movement in a new direction.

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Surrender is an antonym for turning in adapt topic.

Nearby Words: turn, turned, turner, turnery

sweet	sweet surrender	sweet turning
full	full surrender	full turning
complete	complete surrender	complete turning
instant	instant surrender	instant turning
Other adjectives: light, timely, serious, famous, possible, apparent, inevitable, sudden.

He's also done a cover of the Devil May Cry 4 theme, "Shall Never Surrender", turning it into a soft piano ballad.

Source: Cover Version
When the island city of Tyre refused to surrender to Alexander the Great, knowing that Alexander didn't have a fleet to invade with, Alexander reacted by cutting down all the trees near and far and grab all the rocks and spend eight months ''turning the island into a Peninsula!

Source: Determinator / Real Life
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation follows the template of AC04 in most things, but its Dragon, Ilya Pasternak, is killed about two-thirds into the game, and in fact, his defeat marks the turning point in his superiors' fortunes, leading them to an inevitable, but off-screen surrender.

Source: It's Personal with the Dragon

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