Synonyms of give up

give up

verb

1

as in to relinquish

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

• relinquish
• surrender
• deliver
• render
• turn in
• yield
• hand over
• lay down
• turn over
• abandon
• cede
• cough up
• transfer
• resign
• commit
• forfeit
• release
• waive
• entrust
• shed
• consign
• part (with)
• discard
• desert
• renounce
• forsake
• abnegate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• retain
• withhold

2

as in to abandon

to stop doing (something) permanently

I hope you won't give up playing the piano

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandon
• quit
• have done (with)
• discontinue
• drop
• lay off (of)
• end
• finish
• pack (up or in)
• conclude
• hang it up
• cease
• shut off
• close
• throw up
• knock off
• leave off
• halt
• pause
• expire
• break up
• break off
• wrap up
• round (off or out)
• taper off
• terminate
• wind up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carry on
• keep
• continue
• maintain
• keep up
• go
• run on
• hold on
• persist
• stay
• hang in
• hang on
• preserve
• resume
• renew
• begin
• reopen
• start
• persevere
• commence
• follow through (with)
• restart

3

as in to succumb

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

• succumb
• surrender
• give (in)
• submit
• fall
• capitulate
• knuckle under
• collapse
• bow
• cave (in)
• relinquish
• buckle
• hand over
• concede
• lose
• fold
• fail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stand
• endure
• fight
• withstand
• resist
• overcome
• oppose
• win
• defy
• beat
• repel
• prevail
• triumph
• buck
• conquer

4

as in to surrender

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

• surrender
• yield
• indulge
• abandon
• deliver
• bask
• revel
• overdo
• roll
• wallow
• overindulge
• luxuriate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• refrain (from)
• check
• abstain (from)
• restrain
• forgo
• eschew
• inhibit
• forbear

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of give up

The Heat can then make up the difference on the money Thompson gave up by using the rest of its midlevel exception to offer him a $7 million salary for this upcoming season. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Díaz earned the save in his first major-league appearance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow in late April, giving up two hits and a run. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

The zoo eventually gave up their attempts at capture (all of them staggeringly inept, most of them horrifying), and Flaco spent the next year zipping around Central Park and beyond. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 July 2026

Cal Quantrill was the starting pitcher for the Rangers and went five innings, striking out seven and giving up no hits. — Cal Phillips july 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026