GIVING UP Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

giving up 1 of 2

noun

as in surrender

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giving up

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verb

present participle of give up

as in relinquishing

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 abandoning

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

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as in succumbing

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 indulging

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 giving up

Verb

Angels reliever Blake Weiman threw a scoreless seventh before giving up two hits and striking out one in the eighth. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 But Yan escaped without giving up a run with his second strikeout and an inning-ending grounder. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 When some people around us think that unification [with China] would be fine, that means giving up a pursuit that has lasted more than a hundred years. — Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 July 2026 Meanwhile, Kara shared that her mother, an original cast member on RHOC, isn’t giving up. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Cruz got the first save of his career, despite giving up a solo homer with two outs. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Instead of Rock Hill giving up half its money from the Octapharma deal, the city would give up all of it over the 40-year incentive. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026 Gibson retires the first two batters before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, followed by the homer barrage. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Roberts walked the next hitter, Cooper Pratt, before giving up a run-scoring triple to David Hamilton. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving up

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But the prominence accorded to Hiroshima has unintentionally obscured the event that helped force Japan’s surrender.

— James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
After Japan's surrender, the Kakitas suffered from dysentery and hair loss due to radiation poisoning.

— Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of relinquishing

Verb

Nessel says the party is abandoning civil discourse—making the August gathering a powder keg.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Not abandoning something tedious that was never wanted in the first place, but stepping away from work that was chosen and mattered, at the first small snag.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of abandoning

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In November 2008, after surviving two months longer than it was designed to, the Phoenix Mars Lander fell silent, succumbing to the harsh Martian winter.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
So far there’s no sign of that, and time is running out, although to its credit the EU, with its Industrial Accelerator Act, wants urgent action to save local automakers from succumbing to ballooning Chinese sales.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of succumbing

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Whether the race ever happens, the idea is pure Shaq, a celebrity who's renowned for indulging his passions, of which cars are near the top of the list.

— Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Here was a doctor borrowing the language of a fast food brand while encouraging people not to fear indulging.

— Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulging

Noun

In North Carolina, a 2024 study examining state enforcement laws found that despite 93% of cases meeting the conditions for gun relinquishment, the policy was enforced in only 37% of cases.

— Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.

— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Definition of relinquishment

Verb

The effect would have been the opposite in prior years, rendering two successive decreases in citywide homelessness marginally less impressive.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Later, the video shows the gunman looking through the payment window and seeing employees rendering aid to Garibay, according to police narration of the video.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of rendering

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As part of this strategy, the 123-year-old brand began making space in its lineups for battery-electric vehicles by discontinuing ICE models, like the mid-size XT6, which stopped production in early 2025.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Agios Pharmaceuticals is discontinuing the development of a next-generation drug called tebapivat for sickle cell disease.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 21 July 2026