Synonyms of give over

give over

verb

1

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• cease
• end
• halt
• quit
• leave off
• shut off
• cut off
• cut out
• have done with
• lay off
• pack (up or in)
• break up
• delay
• suspend
• break off
• drop
• desist (from)
• finish
• can
• discontinue
• conclude
• knock off
• break
• put the kibosh on
• close (down)
• complete
• check
• hold back
• block
• hinder
• stay
• pause
• ruin
• clamp down
• rein (in)
• deactivate
• hold
• abort
• brake
• impede
• stem
• dam
• obstruct
• suppress
• stamp
• destroy
• turn back
• blockade
• detain
• arrest
• stunt
• kill
• scuttle
• squash
• dissolve
• squelch
• abolish
• call
• snuff
• demolish
• annul
• kibosh
• stanch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carry on
• continue
• run on
• keep up
• proceed
• follow through (with)
• advance
• progress
• drive
• stir
• propel
• actuate
• impel

2

as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

gave over his entire savings to an investor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• hand
• give
• transfer
• entrust
• delegate
• turn over
• deliver
• hand over
• pass
• relinquish
• transmit
• commend
• recommend
• trust
• commit
• confide
• vest
• grant
• loan
• lend
• deal (out)
• repose
• consign
• submit
• assign
• confer
• distribute
• turn in
• bequeath
• furnish
• divide
• will
• dispense
• supply
• hand in
• yield
• disperse
• surrender
• hand down
• hand on
• release
• advance
• recommit
• retransfer
• redeliver
• retransmit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• hold
• retain
• withhold
• possess
• receive
• own
• accept
• take over
• hold back
• reserve
• take
• occupy
• detain
• take in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of give over

The next minute was given over to leaving viewers wondering why puppets rather than Jack White himself were squeezed into the mega-medley to deliver the biggest riff in rock or sportsdom, before BTS took over at the three-minute point. — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 July 2026

In the near absence of backstory and exegesis, the screen seemed given over to a gradual invasion by the uncanny. — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 14 July 2026

That entire entertainment district will be given over to World Cup activities, with restaurants, bars and the market courtyard broadcasting the 104 matches. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

There is evidence that this tendency, known as the endowment effect, was favored by natural selection when bargains were risky in a pre-modern world, a time when giving over one item, in trade for another, might risk getting nothing at all from an untrustworthy trading partner. — Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026