GIVEN OVER Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

given over

verb

past participle of give over

as in stopped

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

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as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another gave over his entire savings to an investor

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Recent Examples of given over Much of the season is given over, as in the show’s first iteration, to the round-robin-style hookups and breakups taking place among the young and largely attractive staff. —

Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026 In their joint presentation, Recalde said her college has given over 3,600 students credit for work or other prior learning experiences. —

Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 Minnelli has also given over her voice to ElevenLabs’ Iconic Voice Marketplace, a platform where users can request access to celebrity voices to create editorial and commercial content. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026 The approach involves a series of three shots given over roughly 60 days, with the allergen injected directly into a lymph node (rather than into the arm) using imaging guidance, as NBC5 reported in 2021. —

Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026 Victims emerge and disappear, without much time given over to individuating them. —

Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 With so much space given over to the kitchen, the bathroom, and the one big window, the living space itself may be somewhat ill-suited to living — not quite large enough to fit a queen bed, a full-size sofa, a desk, and a table at which to eat the food prepared in the large, luxurious kitchen. —

Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2025 Inside, a large portion of its available floorspace will be given over to 500 apartments for rental and purchase, with the proviso that 50% of these must remain affordable. —

New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025 Much of the first half of the novel is given over to claustrophobic atmosphere that overwhelms the wide open country all around them. —

Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

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Meanwhile, freshman goalie Piper Tam stopped shot after shot, finishing with 33 saves and holding the Cougars off the board until late in the third period.

— Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026
Shots stopped falling, turnovers crept in and possessions that had previously looked sharp dissolved into hurried attempts and empty trips.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026