Synonyms of ceded

ceded

verb

past tense of cede

1

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

she reluctantly ceded her position as leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquished
• surrendered
• rendered
• delivered
• transferred
• abandoned
• yielded
• turned in
• resigned
• laid down
• turned over
• handed over
• entrusted
• gave up
• committed
• forfeited
• coughed up
• waived
• consigned
• released
• renounced
• discarded
• deserted
• shed
• forsook
• parted (with)
• abnegated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retained
• kept
• withheld

2

as in transferred

to give over the legal possession or ownership of

Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transferred
• relinquished
• assigned
• bequeathed
• conveyed
• deeded
• donated
• alienated
• lent
• leased
• entrusted
• left
• granted
• disposed of
• made over
• loaned
• rented
• moved
• aliened
• surrendered
• contributed
• presented
• passed (down)
• passed
• conferred
• transmitted
• vested
• bestowed
• willed
• handed down
• committed
• commended
• yielded
• turned in
• consigned
• delivered
• turned over
• released
• trusted
• handed over
• let

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriated

3

as in abdicated

to give up (as a position of authority) formally

the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquished
• abdicated
• resigned
• renounced
• surrendered
• denied
• vacated
• stepped down (from)
• waived
• stepped aside (from)
• abnegated
• disclaimed
• abandoned
• disavowed
• disowned
• forsook
• abjured
• yielded
• deserted
• demitted
• handed over
• gave up
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• claimed
• assumed
• appropriated
• confiscated
• seized
• arrogated
• protected
• secured
• usurped
• took over
• defended
• wrested
• guarded
• safeguarded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ceded

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Other leaders seem resigned to the fact that this 80-year global experiment in cooperative international relations has ceded the floor once again to the world order of coercion that dictated most of human history. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Opponents of the bills, however — mostly water districts and business and agricultural associations — said the measures ceded too much control to tribes and could slow in particular efforts at water development, at a pivotal moment for the state. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The chain of more than 60 islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean off the tip of India, south of the Maldives, has been under British control since 1814, when they were ceded by France. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The Haudenosaunee ultimately sued for peace, signing a treaty at Fort Stanwix in 1784, which ceded lands in New York and Pennsylvania, and opened up the Ohio Valley for settlement. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

As Iran’s hard-line regime has given way to an even harder-line one, the Administration has effectively ceded control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most significant waterways. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Chances were limited by tight end sets (removing a slot receiver from the formation) and the amount of real estate Wisconsin ceded underneath their coverages. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Some of them ceded to the president tariff power, which the Constitution originally granted to Congress. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026