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 Ryan Zeferjahn gave up the first run of the game and walked the bases loaded, but Chase Silseth (1-0) worked out of the jam by getting slugger Nick Kurtz to ground into a game-ending double play. —

Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026 Roki Sasaki went seven innings, his longest outing of the year, and gave up one extra-base hit (a Mike Trout double in the first) and no walks while striking out eight. —

Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 The veteran right-hander gave up seven runs (six earned) on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings Sunday afternoon in the Rockies’ 8-6 loss to the Diamondbacks at Coors Field. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 Camryn Cloonan cranked a two-run home run, while Edy Latour gave up only three hits over seven innings as Dighton-Rehoboth (15-2) topped Somerset Berkley 5-3 in the South Coast Conference on Sunday. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026 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

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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