Synonyms & related words for cession

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cession — including relinquishment, renouncement, renunciation, surrender, abdication, concession. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cession

Explore words related to cession — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ceding, cessionary, ceded, quitclaim, cedes, relinquishing, relinquisher, disclamation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for cession

Common synonyms for cession include relinquishment, renouncement, renunciation, surrender, abdication, concession, capitulation, abandonment — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does cession come from?

The word cession breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cess-, from Latin cedo (“yield”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.