GIVEN (IN) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

given in

verb

past participle of give in

as in indulged

to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit) give in and have some chocolate

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as in conceded

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park

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Recent Examples of given in The Nobel Prize in Physics, first given in 1901, has been previously awarded 119 times to 229 individuals. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 Thiessen isn’t the only one who’s spoken up about the low salaries the teen acts were given in the ’90s. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 The laptop's performance is objectively strong, but that's a given in this tier. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026 At our last board meeting, a Tax Allocation District presentation was given in executive session by Courtney English, the chief of staff to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. — Patreece Hutcherson, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Seeing the value of fewer injections, the trivalent MMR vaccine has been given in combination since 1971 and became the only option around 2008. — Jennifer Reich, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 And that is exactly the freedom that architects are usually not given in the building process. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 No reason was given in the court document as to why the request to drop Gutman is being made. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026 After its Berlinale premiere, the film went on to win the Jury Award, given in Annecy’s Contrechamp section. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

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My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulged

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The network apologized; Rather defended the report initially but conceded after several weeks that the materials should not have been used.

— Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Mark Klukow, assistant chief of operations with the law enforcement agency, acknowledged the issues and conceded there was mismanagement in the past.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of conceded

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Line of Duty producer World Productions has submitted separate plans to reimagine the Time Lord after CEO Simon Heath recently mooted his interest in the Doctor Who tender.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
His arrest came after a DNA sample submitted to the state crime lab by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Chapel Hill Police Department matched a profile found at the original crime scene, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of submitted

Verb

The film bowed in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto Film Festival and will have its Asian premiere at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Accordingly, The Marriage Market bowed in Germany first, on ProSieben’s streaming platform Joyn.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026