Cession

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The formal act of surrendering or transferring territory, rights, or property to another state or party.

“The peace treaty required the cession of the disputed coastal province to the neighbouring country.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ces·sion

Related Words

Synonyms

ceding

Antonyms

retentionseizureacquisition

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double S in the middle, shares the CESS root with CESSATION and CESSPIT

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Scrabble

Common letters with double S, the ION ending is a reliable word-building suffix

Words Related to Cession

Anagrams of Cession

Words that use exactly the same letters as “cession”.

cosines

Words one letter different

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session

Words you can make from Cession

Shorter words formed from the letters in “cession”.

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8-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “cession”.

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