GAVE UP Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

gave up

verb

past tense of give up

as in relinquished

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 abandoned

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

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as in succumbed

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 indulged

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 gave up The superstar guard shot 80% from the field and gave up a single turnover in 32 minutes on the court. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026 Kudrow created a character who always did her best, never gave up and suffered the consequences. —

Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 11 May 2026 Through it all, Kevin never gave up. —

Nbc Chicago, NBC news, 11 May 2026 Right-hander Craig Kimbrel then gave up a one-out triple to Mickey Moniak in the bottom of the inning, but retired the next two to keep the save opportunity intact for closer Devin Williams (four saves). —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026 The Avs gave up five goals in four games to Los Angeles. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 For women in their 50s who have never used a retinoid — or who tried one years ago and gave up after irritation — a slow introduction is key. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 The first is whether a geofence is covered by the Fourth Amendment at all, and second is whether the millions of people who voluntarily signed up to have their location data stored for them essentially gave up any right to privacy. —

Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 Drew Pomeranz gave up a two-run homer to Jac Caglianone in the ninth and then Joey Lucchesi gave up a three-run homer to Lane Thomas with two outs in the 10th. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026

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There are outs not to be relinquished on the bases.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Aries held the title for 298 days beginning in September 2011 and only relinquished it to get a shot at the TNA World Championship.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026