confronting Antonyms

protecting slanting squatting stooping submitting succumbing supporting surrendering wincing skirting sitting shielding quitting refusing releasing relenting resignment retreating roosting sheltering yielding arcking becoming resigned to being beaten being defeated throwing in the sponge throwing in the towel accepting defeat being on the side of abasing yourself backing down losing heart giving up hope avoidant arcing giving up abandoning hope admiting defeat calling it a day conceding defeat dropping one's bundle bending down perching abandoning bending bobbing bowing cambering capitulating caving