GIVING WAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

giving way

phrase

present participle of give way

as in collapsing

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure That old chair is going to give way soon.

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as in retreating

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) They were urged to give way but chose to stand their ground.

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Recent Examples of giving way Elle takes place as Elle Woods turns 16 years old and is set in 1995—the same year that the world was introduced to Cher Horowitz in Clueless, a year when grunge was giving way to minimalism in fashion and eyebrows were thin and highly arched. — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Beginning in 1999, when the girls are just nine, Sanguinetti captures their childhood games of make-believe slowly giving way to the weight of adulthood – work, family, motherhood and diverging paths. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 July 2026 The next stop, Le’s Oriental, was offering a pickle egg roll, a crisp, golden wrapper giving way to a hot, tangy pickle filling. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana? — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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losing ground

Phrase

In contrast, European countries are losing ground, with access to 70% or less of novel drugs, often with delays of a year or more.

— Roderick Wong, Fortune, 25 July 2026
This is why the brands that ran one strong press cycle two years ago and then stopped are losing ground inside the engines right now, even when their products are still excellent.

— Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026