Taking the count
Synonyms for taking the count
verb be defeated
decline
drop
fall
miss
succumb
yield
be humbled
be outdistanced
be sunk
be taken to cleaners
be the loser
be worsted
come up short
drop a bundle
kiss goodbye
lose out
suffer defeat
take a beating
take the count
take the heat
Antonyms for taking the count
ascend
achieve
confront
rise
go up
keep
maintain
succeed
win
face
meet
hold on to
Synonyms
verb die or surrender
quit
perish
go down
wilt
buckle
yield
bow
pass away
defer
cease
capitulate
give in
decease
accede
depart
collapse
fall
cave
submit
fold
expire
demise
pass
go
drop
croak
go under
knuckle under
cave in
break down
give way
knuckle
eat crow
fall victim to
flake out
give in to
give out
give up the ghost
meet waterloo
pack it in
show white flag
take the count
throw in the towel
Antonyms
deny
refuse
ascend
create
overcome
continue
defend
fight
be born
bear
stay
rise
conquer
win
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