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

But on Tuesday, left-hander Eric Lauer returned to the rotation and coughed up seven runs in three innings. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Oviedo faked the punt and picked up a first down in Lake Mary territory but the ball was coughed up and the Rams came up with the recovery. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

The Marlins lost, 4-2, after the bullpen coughed up the lead and after the offense went just 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position and stranded 14 players on base. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Pitt receiver Tyreek Robinson’s fishing habit might never have reached Narduzzi’s attention if the Monongahela hadn’t coughed up a 5- to 6-pound bass worth bragging about. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

If coughed up, the bond would help cover large swaths of the $7 million-a-day ticking fee Paramount Skydance is obliged to pay to WBD shareholders starting in a few weeks, plus other costs baked into the ParaBros agreement. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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

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