Synonyms of coughed up

coughed up

verb

past tense of cough up

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquished
• rendered
• surrendered
• delivered
• laid down
• turned over
• turned in
• handed over
• gave up
• transferred
• abandoned
• ceded
• yielded
• resigned
• committed
• entrusted
• waived
• released
• discarded
• parted (with)
• forfeited
• consigned
• renounced
• deserted
• shed
• abnegated
• forsook

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• retained
• withheld

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coughed up

Taillon has coughed up 25 home runs in 15 starts this season, allowing five in his previous two starts, ceding at least one in 12 turns and permitting multiple blasts in eight starts. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

To acquire Adell, the club coughed up catching prospect Jacob Cozart, who sat behind Patrick Bailey, Austin Hedges, Cooper Ingle and Kody Huff on the organizational depth chart. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Peterson shortly after coughed up his eighth turnover with 10 seconds to play and Utah up 100-97. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026

Michael Mimoun, a thirty-nine-year-old from Brooklyn who works in property management, coughed up five hundred dollars to watch there with a group of family and friends, including two five-year-olds. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 20 June 2026

The Fever coughed up 17 turnovers. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

Weathers has coughed up multiple homers in five of his 13 starts this season, but big flies have been particularly problematic for him over his last three games. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

Miguel Rojas moved from second base to third then to the mound in the ninth inning and coughed up home runs to both Brett Sullivan and Kyle Karros. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Busch coughed up some blood and was experiencing shortness of breath on Wednesday while getting ready for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. — Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 23 May 2026