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quit

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of quit

no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful

I am finally quit of that terrible task

Synonyms of quit

disencumbered, free, shut (of), unburdened

Words Related to quit

delivered, freed, liberated, released

unhampered, unimpeded

Near Antonyms of quit

encumbered, handicapped, hindered, hobbled

quit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of quit

1 to give up (a job or office)

he decided to quit his job at the fast-food restaurant

Synonyms of quit

bag, chuck, leave, resign (from), retire (from), step aside (from), step down (from)

Words Related to quit

abandon, vacate

drop out (of), throw up

Phrases Synonymous with quit

Near Antonyms of quit

hire (out or on)

Antonyms of quit

2 to stop doing (something) permanently

her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking

Synonyms of quit

abandon, discontinue, drop, give up, knock off, lay off (of), pack (up or in)

Words Related to quit

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, end, expire, finish, halt, leave off, shut off

pause, taper off

round (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up

Phrases Synonymous with quit

hang it up, have done (with)

Near Antonyms of quit

hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist

follow through (with)

renew, reopen, restart, resume

begin, commence, start

Antonyms of quit

carry on, continue, keep, keep up, maintain

3 to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions

Synonyms of quit

break, break off, break up, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), shut off, stop

Words Related to quit

complete, conclude, finish

block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem

arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back

pause, stay, suspend

abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff

Phrases Synonymous with quit

have done with, put the kibosh on

Near Antonyms of quit

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run on

advance, proceed, progress

actuate, drive, impel, propel, stir

4 to cause to remain behind

he quit the house sometime around nine this morning and hasn't been seen since

Synonyms of quit

abandon, desert, forsake, leave, maroon, strand

Words Related to quit

discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, scrap, shed, shuck (off), throw away, throw out

deliver, give up, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield

escape, retreat (from), take off (from), vacate, withdraw (from)

abjure, cut off, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate, separate (from)

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect

Phrases Synonymous with quit

walk away from, walk out on

Near Antonyms of quit

harbor, have, hold, keep, own, possess, reserve, retain, withhold

redeem, rescue, save

Antonyms of quit

5 to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

tried to persuade his daughter to remain at home, but eventually he just quit and let her go out on her own

Synonyms of quit

blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

Words Related to quit

Phrases Synonymous with quit

say uncle, throw in the towel (also throw in the sponge)

Near Antonyms of quit

contend, fight, hold off

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

Antonyms of quit

6 to come to an end

will this teasing ever quit?

Synonyms of quit

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)

Words Related to quit

desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)

give over [British], knock off, pack (up or in)

break down, conk (out), cut out, stall

pause, stay, suspend

abate, peter (out), wind down

Phrases Synonymous with quit

Near Antonyms of quit

draw out, extend, prolong, protract

Antonyms of quit

continue, hang on, persist

7 to give what is owed for

eager to quit all debts before starting married life

Synonyms of quit

ante (up), balance, clear, discharge, foot, liquidate, meet, pay, pay off, pay up, pony up, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand

Antonyms of quit

8 to leave a place often for another

we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food

Synonyms of quit

bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bug off, bug out, bugger off [British slang], buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out

Words Related to quit

set out, start, strike out

abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip

go out, light out, step out

abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Phrases Synonymous with quit

beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder

Near Antonyms of quit

abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry

approach, close, near

hit, land, reach

Antonyms of quit

arrive, come, show up, turn up

9 to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

I thought the kids quitted themselves quite well at the concert tonight

Synonyms of quit

acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, demean, deport

Words Related to quit

check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, control, curb, handle, inhibit, quiet, repress, restrain

moderate, modulate, temper

act, impersonate, play

Near Antonyms of quit

act up, carry on, cut up, misbehave, misconduct

Synonym Discussion of quit

stop, cease, quit, discontinue, desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness.

- stopped at the red light

cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality.

- by nightfall the fighting had ceased

quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing.

- the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether

discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice.

- we have discontinued the manufacture of that item

desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing.

- desisted from further efforts to persuade them

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