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

Jones is giving up his prime spot for arguably the biggest single global sporting event to come to his venue. — ABC News, 14 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 Petersen pitched a scoreless fifth before giving up the home run in the sixth. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026 Despite the slow start, deGrom lasted six innings, giving up only one more run, a solo homer in the fourth. — Cal Phillips june 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026 This doesn’t mean that Freeman is giving up his day job. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026 The Tigers are averaging just four runs per game, and the White Sox offense is giving up just about that amount as well. — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving up

Noun

The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender, returning the islands to British control.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Four-hour rehearsal days, repetition until instinct replaces self-consciousness, and a certain surrender to imperfection.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

Clearly, the Flyers are comfortable with relinquishing first-round picks in their next four drafts as there is more value in having a true 1C in Carlsson.

— Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 8 July 2026
But for Iran, reopening the strait does not mean relinquishing control of it.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Definition of relinquishing

Verb

Three years after buying Bellus Health and its chronic cough candidate camlipixant for around $2 billion, GSK is abandoning the program, Pharmaphorum points out.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026
The idea of abandoning the whole schedule alarmed several health officials, including then-FDA commissioner Marty Makary and Tracy Beth Høeg, one of his top deputies, four sources said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of abandoning

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The incident sent all three people to the hospital, where Zacapala was later pronounced dead after succumbing to his injuries, police said.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 13 July 2026
In his 1944 book Man-eaters of Kumaon, Corbett recounts how Bachelor survived after being shot through the face, succumbing to the injuries from the subsequent bullets fired at him four days later.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Definition of succumbing

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

Paramount has argued that the entry of streaming giants such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple into entertainment has altered the landscape, rendering such antitrust concerns obsolete.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026
Historically, the two use different formats and software and have different levels of detail depending on what type of machine is rendering them and whether the rendering is pre-baked or being done in real time.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Definition of rendering

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Netflix is discontinuing its biannual viewership data dump in favor of one annual report beginning in 2027.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 July 2026
On top of all this, SpaceX is discontinuing Global Roam, which launched in 2023 for $200 per month and was later increased to $400 per month.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026