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 Those scenes play as if the screenwriters gave up on trying to resolve the twisty plot, instead just making their characters tell all, leaving the film’s denouement much less engrossing than its setup. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and Johnson (5-8) gave up one run on six hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Julio Rodríguez had an RBI double for the Mariners and Logan Gilbert gave up two runs and six hits over six innings. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 After a half hour, Burden said Conahan gave up on strangling him and left him tied to the tree. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Tigers starter Troy Melton (8-4) gave up 4 runs and 7 hits in 5 2/3 innings, and four relievers held the Twins to one hit the rest of the way. — Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Makar gave up future raises by signing for the maximum of eight years, but if Hughes wants three years at $20 million per, the Wild almost surely would do it. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The stock then gave up much of those gains, up around 5% in late morning trading. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Amid the investigation, Cherfilus-McCormick gave up her seat in April. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

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Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Fast forward two years, and Variety reported that Unwell had dropped Hot Mess and relinquished all rights to the show, giving Earle the freedom to pursue new opportunities.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026

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Matthew Denton, a sheriff's deputy in Ohio's Medina County, has a new dog with a new name, Trooper, in a nod to highway patrol officer John Kronander who found the gray and white puppy abandoned in a crate without food or water at a rest area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Lucas abandoned Chicago in June 2016, his sights now firmly set on either Los Angeles or San Francisco.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of abandoned

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When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026