GIVEN UP Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

given up

verb

past participle 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 given (in)

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 yielded

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 given up Only five teams have given up more runs. —

Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 The Canadiens have a +28 scoring differential, with 279 total goals scored and 251 given up. —

ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 Over his last three starts, Imanaga has given up just two runs, six hits and two walks with 24 strikeouts in 17 innings. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 But the family has not given up hope that she’ll be found. —

Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 Ober had only given up one hit through the first five innings but ran into some trouble in the sixth inning, and Justin Topa entered to bail him out of a jam. —

Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026 Around the same time, CBS LA learned that law enforcement had also given up chasing the suspect due to safety concerns. —

Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 The Jets shouldn’t have given up on him. —

Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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Turn back the tape just a few weeks ago, to when the Five Stripes relinquished a 1-0 advantage in the final stretch to lose at home 2-1.

— Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 10 May 2026
More than 75 other nurses with Operation Nightingale school diplomas relinquished their Florida credentials, the health department said in its April 22 email in response to the Sentinel’s questions.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026