Synonyms for

Ceded

Verb / ˈsi:dʌd / / ˈsi:dɪd / Another word for ceded — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to give up or surrender something, especially land or territory

Synonyms & similar words

surrender giveup cede concede yield grant deliver yielded surrendered relinquished forfeited renounced waived abdicated transferred bequeathed granted conceded divested sacrificed lost

Example sentences

  1. The company ceded control to the new management team.
  2. The government ceded the land to the Native Americans.
  3. I ceded my turn to go first in the game.
  4. The athlete ceded the race to her opponent.
  5. The landlord ceded the property to the new owner.

Quotes

  • The territory which now composes Kansas was, of course, formerly a part of Louisiana, as was also the present State of Missouri. It is situated on the eastern verge of the great plains, and is, in every respect, well adapted to support a large population. Congress, however, ceded it to the Indians in 1825, by treaty, and it was not until 1854 that the Kansas-Nebraska Act organized Kansas Territory, with the Missouri Compromise, as modified by the compromise measures of 1850, as its basis. - Albert Bushnell Hart
  • I am not going to cede to other people's prejudices, and to other people's narrow-mindedness. - Richard Dawkins
  • The minute you cede the principle that money can buy you influence or access, you're dead. - Eliot Spitzer

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