GIVE UP Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

give up

verb

Definition of give up

as in to relinquish

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment

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as in to abandon

to stop doing (something) permanently I hope you won't give up playing the piano

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as in to succumb

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces with the prospect of a renewed enemy attack, the regiment decided to simply give up

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as in to surrender

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly even in the darkest days of her troubled marriage, she refused to give herself up to feelings of utter hopelessness

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Recent Examples of give up The Padres, meanwhile, have lost six straight and given up 66 runs over the last six days, the most in such a span in franchise history. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Most fishermen confine their angling to early morning and late evening, and the pike fishermen of early spring have given up in disgust. — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026 Campaigners have fought for years for acknowledgment that women were pressured, deceived and threatened into giving up their babies. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 After giving up its training facility to the Netherlands men’s soccer team as a home base during the 2026 World Cup, the Current has started the process of reclaiming it. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for give up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for give up

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Briscoe came out of the pits with the lead with 42 laps to go and never relinquished it despite a strong push from Bell.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026
While relinquishing the lead that night, Chapman tied Wilhelm’s record.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of relinquish

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In 1984, siblings Ramon, Ricard and Elvira were abandoned in a Barcelona train station with no luggage, no identification and no information about their family.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The government is somewhere in the middle – approving emergency AC units for hospitals while trying not to be seen as abandoning France’s insulation-first approach to heat.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of abandon

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One boy, 12, succumbed to the heat and passed out, with EMS medics and police rushing to help him, according to PIX 11.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
On Thursday at Wimbledon, a couple of players were unable to do so, succumbing to Nadal’s Law.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of succumb

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By the end, the Sparks spent the game playing catch-up, never regaining the lead after surrendering it in the first 49 seconds to Johnson.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
When each man surrendered possessions to the ice, Shackleton threw his gold cigarette case away first.

— Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of surrender

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Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The much-ballyhooed heavyweight boxing match between Mike Tyson and Andrew Golota ends abruptly when Golota quits after the second round; later Golota is hospitalized with a concussion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

Definition of quit

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Issues with the test The Presidential Physical Fitness Test has previously yielded negative results among some students, according to Goodway.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2026
The technology was part of a broader effort by a working group of coaches and analysts to find minor advantages that could yield major benefits at the World Cup, both in shootouts and on set pieces, including free kicks and corner kicks.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of yield

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On June 23, an attendant at a gas station in the center of Moscow told CNN that tankers were still arriving and delivering fuel according to schedule.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The unique vow arrangement saw both Swift and Kelce deliver 20-minute speeches celebrating their love and commitment to one another.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026