Synonyms of gave up

gave up

verb

past tense of give up

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• retained
• withheld

2

as in abandoned

to stop doing (something) permanently

I hope you won't give up playing the piano

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoned
• quit
• discontinued
• dropped
• laid off (of)
• had done (with)
• ended
• packed (up or in)
• finished
• concluded
• hung it up
• ceased
• broke off
• threw up
• knocked off
• closed
• left off
• broke up
• shut off
• halted
• paused
• expired
• tapered off
• wrapped up
• terminated
• wound up
• rounded (off or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• continued
• kept
• maintained
• kept up
• went
• held on
• hung on
• persisted
• hung in
• ran on
• stayed
• resumed
• renewed
• began
• preserved
• started
• reopened
• persevered
• commenced
• followed through (with)
• restarted

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• surrendered
• gave (in)
• fell
• submitted
• capitulated
• knuckled under
• bowed
• collapsed
• buckled
• relinquished
• conceded
• handed over
• lost
• folded
• caved (in)
• failed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stood
• endured
• opposed
• fought
• resisted
• won
• defied
• overcame
• beat
• prevailed
• withstood
• repelled
• conquered
• bucked
• triumphed

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indulged
• surrendered
• abandoned
• yielded
• delivered
• reveled
• basked
• rolled
• overindulged
• wallowed
• luxuriated
• overdid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• eschewed
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• checked
• inhibited
• restrained
• forwent
• forbore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gave up

The crews gave up hours later after the shark repeatedly swam past or dived to avoid the boats, remaining inside the canal. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

The state in 1920 also gave up the costlier enamel plates, and switched to stamped metal, in white on black, or black on white, then white on green, black on yellow, yellow on black. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Shota Imanaga went five for the Cubs and gave up his only run in the fourth on a single by Augustin Ramirez that scored Stowers. — Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

In the seventh, Rangers reliever Robert Garcia gave up an RBI double to Benge and couldn’t get out of the inning. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

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

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