GIVE-UP Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

give up

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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

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as in to abandon

to stop doing (something) permanently I hope you won't give up playing the piano

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of give up China is unlikely to see now as a ripe time to pressure Kim to give up his nuclear program. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Whatever the case, Tuesday's action is also a reminder not to give up on quality companies that have fallen out of favor, such as Johnson & Johnson and Cardinal Health . —

Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 June 2026 By the end of that series, Kim had forsaken her lawless life in Albuquerque and moved to a Florida suburb, giving up her legal career to work in peace at a sprinkler company. —

Kate Aurthur, Variety, 9 June 2026 Winn gave up a double to CJ Abrams to tie the game, then scored on a single by Daylen Lile to give Washington the lead and, eventually, the win. —

Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for give up

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In West Oakland, an old Greyhound terminal on Market Street converted to 102 apartments nearly a mile from a BART station relinquished the building back to the lender last year.

— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The complex case revolves around a 2004 transaction, in which Monet’s great-nephew agreed to relinquish a rare Monet painting depicting the artist’s father, Adolphe, to the internationally renowned Wildenstein gallery, in exchange for several paintings of lesser value.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026