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 That was the only hit allowed by Bermudez, who gave up two runs in four innings. —

Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026 The Wildcats began applying more defensive pressure in the second quarter, forcing two turnovers against UConn through the first 90 seconds after the Huskies gave up two in the entire opening quarter. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026 In 2024, when the Longhorns played three more games, their interior offensive linemen gave up 51 pressures. —

David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026 Although the Bucks shot slightly better from distance (13 for 44), they were still limited to 30% from beyond the arc and gave up 23 points off 17 takeaways. —

Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 The Oakland native gave up her sport at 16, already having landed quad jumps and making the Beijing Olympic team and finishing sixth. —

Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026 After leading a combined no-hitter the previous week, Grant Govel threw six scoreless innings, gave up just one hit and struck out 11 in a win over Rice. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 Fernsler gave up three runs off three hits with one strikeout in two innings of work, with the Bruins using the long ball to attack the young pitcher. —

Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026 Connor Hellebuyck was also back between the pipes and Jake Oettinger was his backup while Jeremy Swayman, who gave up a couple of shaky goals in the win over Denmark on Saturday, was the odd man out. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026

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China, historically the largest driver of the country’s overall trade deficit in goods, has relinquished its status in that regard.

— Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
And, in fact, a lot of that control is relinquished through their third-party Wi-Fi suppliers.

— Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026