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Antonyms for lay down arms


Grammar : Verb

  • agree
  • assert
  • build
  • conceal
  • continue
  • contradict
  • counter
  • defend
  • deny
  • disagree
  • disallow
  • disapprove
  • disobey
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • dissuade
  • fight
  • flatten
  • hide
  • hold
  • increase
  • keep
  • leave
  • oppose
  • prevent
  • protest
  • refuse
  • reject
  • resist
  • retain
  • rise
  • stay
  • stop
  • straighten
  • veto
  • win
  • withhold

Definition of lay down arms

  • As in submit : verb comply, endure
  • As in yield : verb give in, surrender

Synonyms for lay down arms

  • abandon
  • abdicate
  • abide
  • accede
  • acknowledge
  • acquiesce
  • admit defeat
  • agree
  • appease
  • back down
  • be submissive
  • bend
  • bow
  • break
  • buckle
  • buy
  • call it quits
  • capitulate
  • cave
  • cave in
  • cede
  • collapse
  • come to terms
  • concede
  • crumple
  • defer
  • eat crow
  • fold
  • fold up
  • give away
  • give ground
  • give in
  • give oneself over
  • give up
  • give way
  • go
  • go with the flow
  • grin and bear it
  • hand over
  • humor
  • indulge
  • knuckle
  • knuckle under
  • kowtow
  • lay down arms
  • leave
  • let go
  • obey
  • part with
  • put up with
  • quit
  • relax
  • relent
  • relinquish
  • resign
  • resign oneself
  • sag
  • say uncle
  • stoop
  • submit
  • succumb
  • suffer defeat
  • surrender
  • throw in the towel
  • toe the line
  • tolerate
  • truckle
  • withstand
  • yield
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