Synonyms of gave over

gave over

verb

past tense of give over

1

as in stopped

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• ceased
• ended
• halted
• quit
• laid off
• broke off
• had done with
• shut off
• cut off
• packed (up or in)
• cut out
• left off
• broke up
• dropped
• suspended
• knocked off
• delayed
• finished
• concluded
• discontinued
• canned
• put the kibosh on
• desisted (from)
• broke
• held back
• completed
• closed (down)
• stayed
• turned back
• ruined
• held
• paused
• blocked
• hindered
• deactivated
• checked
• stamped
• arrested
• aborted
• stemmed
• impeded
• obstructed
• destroyed
• reined (in)
• suppressed
• killed
• called
• detained
• clamped down
• braked
• abolished
• blockaded
• squashed
• scuttled
• stunted
• demolished
• dissolved
• dammed
• annulled
• squelched
• snuffed
• kiboshed
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• continued
• kept up
• ran on
• proceeded
• advanced
• progressed
• followed through (with)
• drove
• propelled
• stirred
• actuated
• impelled

2

as in left

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

gave over his entire savings to an investor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• left
• handed
• transferred
• gave
• entrusted
• delegated
• delivered
• turned over
• handed over
• passed
• recommended
• transmitted
• committed
• relinquished
• trusted
• granted
• commended
• confided
• vested
• loaned
• consigned
• submitted
• assigned
• dealt (out)
• divided
• distributed
• reposed
• bequeathed
• conferred
• lent
• furnished
• turned in
• supplied
• dispensed
• dispersed
• handed down
• handed in
• handed on
• yielded
• surrendered
• released
• willed
• advanced
• retransferred
• recommitted
• redelivered
• retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• kept
• retained
• reserved
• owned
• received
• withheld
• possessed
• held back
• accepted
• took
• occupied
• detained
• took in
• took over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gave over

In 2024, Russia did not participate and instead gave over its pavilion to Bolivia, which does not have a permanent exhibition space at the Biennale in its name. —Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

While Stratton criticized corporate PACs for backing Krishnamoorthi, she was floated by Pritzker, a billionaire who in December gave over $5 million to a super PAC supporting her. —Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

Last year, Goldsworthy brought the outside in, when the National Galleries of Scotland gave over the entire building of the Royal Scottish Academy, in Edinburgh, for a blockbuster exhibition marking his five decades as an artist. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch told staff the institution gave over information related to the White House’s request for lists of all displays, objects, wall text and other materials for the anniversary, The New York Times reported. —Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2026

The company gave over additional footage the following morning. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026