GIVING OVER Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

giving over

verb

present participle of give over

as in ending

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 leaving

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 giving over 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 But researchers drew on findings from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, which while not representative, indicated that the lion's share of charitable donations come from companies that are giving over the new threshold. —

Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026 People may have also been concerned about giving over personal data to the federal government for similar reasons, city officials said at the time. —

R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 But there was something about speaking that way, that unlocked a mode of unconscious expression, and giving over to that kind of unbridled expression. —

Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025 The nonprofit Panorama Global has analyzed Scott’s giving over the years and found that historically, giving to the environment has represented a small part of her overall donations. —

Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025 Being alive at the slop tipping point doesn’t feel like an emergency, exactly, but more like slowly giving over to a pervasive disorientation. —

Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025 Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state. —

Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025

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That James left Northeast Ohio without ending Cleveland’s excruciating championship drought—the city hadn’t won a major pro sports title since 1964—added to the furor.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026
Like Danault, wingers Corey Perry and Warren Foegele were also dealt for draft picks, while Fiala and Kuzmenko sustained season-ending injuries in February.

— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 9 June 2026