conceded

American  

[kuhn-see-did] / kənˈsi dɪd /

adjective

1. allowed or admitted as true, proper, just, etc..

   A professional liar, when cornered, will strategically acknowledge a point without giving up the debate; those conceded points should form the basis of your response.

2. acknowledged without or before being officially confirmed.

   That argument did not set a legal precedent, because it was a conceded point and not a legally established one.

   In golf, a conceded putt is one your opponent gives you, without you completing the shot.

3. granted or yielded in a negotiation.

   Later that year, the oil company returned with security guards to install its equipment on the conceded territory.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of concede.

Other Word Forms

• concededly adverb
• unconceded adjective
• well-conceded adjective

Etymology

Origin of conceded

concede ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Prior to the game, Ireland had scored 15 points and conceded 254 in their past four championship games against England.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Meta conceded Wednesday that its latest model wasn’t perfect.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But she conceded that investors have the right to be worried about what’s coming next.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Liverpool conceded four times inside 20 minutes either side of half-time against City.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The psychologist had conceded that the single largest group of unwell inmates—those suffering from so-called antisocial personality—was harder to pick out of the crowd.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Related Words

• acceptable
• allowable
• allowed
• approved
• authorized
• licensed
• sanctioned