Related Words for give up

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abandon
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Verb, Noun
allow
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Noun, Verb
cease
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Verb, Verb, Noun
cede
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Noun, Verb
deliver
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Verb, Verb, Adjective
discontinue
xx/x
Adjective, Verb
dispense with
x//
Phrase, Verb
drop out
//
Phrase, Verb
forfeit
/x
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
forgo
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Adjective, Verb
free
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
give
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Verb, Verb, Noun
lay off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
leave
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Verb, Verb, Noun
part with
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
quit
/
Verb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
release
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Noun, Noun, Verb
relinquish
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Verb, Verb
render
/x
Verb, Verb, Noun
renounce
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Noun, Verb, Noun
resign
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Noun, Verb
spare
/
Verb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
stop
/
Noun, Verb, Noun
surrender
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Noun, Noun, Verb
throw in
/x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
throw in the towel
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
vacate
/x
Verb, Verb
waive
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
bear on
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb
carry on
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Verb
claim
/
Noun, Noun, Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Verb, Noun
participate
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Adjective, Verb, Adjective
preserve
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
resist
x/
Noun, Verb, Noun
stand firm
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
uphold
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Verb, Verb, Noun
withstand
x/
Noun, Verb
give over
//x
Phrase, Verb
succumb
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Verb
give up the ghost
//x/
Phrase, Verb
hand over
//x
Phrase, Verb
forsake
x/
Verb
give away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
throw up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
lay down
//
Phrase, Verb
break down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
submit
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Verb
give out
//
Phrase, Verb
capitulate
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Verb
turn over
//x
Phrase, Verb
pack up
//
Phrase, Verb
turn in
/x
Phrase, Verb
lose
/
Verb
pack in
/x
Phrase, Verb
let down
//
Phrase, Verb
yield
/
Noun
come in
/x
Phrase, Verb
remit
x/
Noun
fall away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take
/
Verb
pass up
//
Phrase, Verb
pass off
//
Phrase, Verb
exit
/x
Noun
chuck
/
Noun
give way
//
Phrase, Verb
roll over
//x
Phrase, Verb
let up
//
Phrase, Verb
permit
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Noun
throw over
//x
Phrase, Verb
gift
/
Noun
sacrifice
/xx
Noun
get off
//
Phrase, Verb
drop
/
Noun
abdicate
/xx
Verb
get lost
//
Phrase, Verb
pass
/
Noun
dry up
//
Phrase, Verb
waiver
/x
Noun
cough up
//
Phrase, Verb
retire
x/
Verb
turn loose
//
Phrase, Verb
lose patience
//x
Phrase, Verb
refuse
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Noun
give of oneself
//x/
Phrase, Verb
sell out
//
Phrase, Verb
despair
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Noun
turn away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
subscribe
x/
Verb
deny
x/
Verb
let out
//
Phrase, Verb
give in
/x
Phrase, Verb
cave
/
Noun
ship out
//
Phrase, Verb
get out
//
Phrase, Verb
rendition
x/x
Noun
lose out
//
Phrase, Verb
make off with
///
Phrase, Verb
throw away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
disappoint
xx/
Verb
hand off
//
Phrase, Verb
fold
/
Noun
abort
x/
Noun
relent
x/
Verb
abjure
//
Verb
have done with
///
Phrase, Verb
fess up
//
Phrase, Verb
dragoon
/x
Noun
stand down
//
Phrase, Verb
forget
x/
Verb
pass on
//
Phrase, Verb
take on
//
Phrase, Verb
dispose of
x//
Phrase, Verb
want out
//
Phrase, Verb
relax
x/
Verb
disappear
xx/
Verb
throw off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
transfer
x/
Noun
desist
x/
Verb
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
put forth
//
Phrase, Verb
decline
x/
Noun
sell down the river
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
ease up
//
Phrase, Verb
ditch
/
Noun
reject
x/
Verb
step aside
/x/
Phrase, Verb
buckle under
/xxx
Phrase, Verb
challenge
/x
Noun
carry away
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
forgive
x/
Verb
devolve
x/
Verb
dismiss
x/
Verb
disconnect
xx/
Noun
get rid of
///
Phrase, Verb
truck
/
Noun
fail
/
Verb
fall off
//
Phrase, Verb
walk
/
Noun
reach
/
Noun
betray
x/
Verb
burn
/
Noun
drop off
//
Phrase, Verb
run out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
lie down
//
Phrase, Verb
turn against
/x/
Phrase, Verb
dispose
x/
Verb
disband
x/
Verb
fall
/
Noun
back out
//
Phrase, Verb
send away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
dump
/
Noun
acquit
x/
Verb
unload
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
accord
x/
Noun, Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
add
/
Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
administer
x/xx
Verb
admit
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
advise
x/
Verb, Noun
afford
x/
Verb
agree
x/
Verb
ahead
x/
Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
aliment
xxx
Noun, Verb
allocate
/xx
Verb
allot
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
ample
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Adjective
angel
/x
Noun, Verb
anna
/x
Name
annan
/x
Name
announce
x/
Verb
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
approve
x/
Verb
are
/
Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arouse
x/
Verb
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ascertainable
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Adjective
ascribe
x/
Verb
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
attach
x/
Verb
attribute
/xx
Noun, Verb
authorise
xxx
Verb
authorize
/xx
Verb
awake
x/
Adjective, Verb
awaken
x/x
Verb
award
x/
Noun, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bank
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
benchmarking
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Noun
bequeath
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Verb
bestow
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Verb, Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
breakfast
/x
Noun, Verb
breastfeed
/x
Verb, Noun
breathe
/
Verb
bring
/
Verb
bring about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
buckle
/x
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bung
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
buy
/
Verb, Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cater
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
charity
/xx
Noun
chip in
/x
Phrase, Verb
cite
/
Verb, Noun
clarify
/xx
Verb
collapse
x/
Noun, Verb
combine
/x
Verb, Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
communicate
x/xx
Verb
concede
x/
Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confer
x/
Verb, Noun
confide
x/
Verb
consecrate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
consider
x/x
Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
contain
x/
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
convey
x/
Verb
corn
/
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
crop
/
Noun, Verb
crumple
/x
Verb, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
dale
/
Name
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
dan
/
Noun
dare
/
Verb, Noun
dato
/x
Name
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
deal out
//
Phrase, Verb
declare
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Verb
dedicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
define
x/
Verb, Noun
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
den
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
denotation
/x/x
Noun
deposit
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Noun, Verb
describe
x/
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
deviate
/xx
Verb, Noun
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
dine
/
Verb, Noun
disclose
x/
Verb, Noun
discuss
x/
Verb
dish out
//
Phrase, Verb
dispense
x/
Verb, Noun
disseminate
x/xx
Verb
distribute
x/x
Verb
divest
x/
Verb
dole out
//
Phrase, Verb
don
/
Name, Verb
donate
/x
Verb, Noun
donne
/
Name
dot
/
Noun, Verb
dower
/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
earmark
/x
Noun, Verb
elasticity
xx/xx
Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
emit
x/
Verb
empower
x/x
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
endow
x/
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
ensure
x/
Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entrust
x/
Verb
equip
x/
Verb
equivalents
x/xx
Verb
erection
x/x
Noun
establish
x/x
Verb
exam
x/
Noun, Verb
examine
x/x
Verb, Noun
explain
x/
Verb
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
explore
x/
Verb, Noun
expose
x/
Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fall in
/x
Phrase, Verb
feed
/
Noun, Verb
file
/
Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
flop
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
fodder
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
formulate
/xx
Verb
founder
/x
Noun, Verb
fulfil
x/
Verb
fullest
/x
Verb
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
furnish
/x
Verb, Noun
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective