Synonyms of quitting

quitting 1 of 3

noun

as in departure

the act of leaving a place

we simply didn't know what to make of the couple's sudden quitting of the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departure
• going
• exiting
• withdrawal
• leave
• evacuation
• departing
• exodus
• parting
• exit
• retirement
• flight
• farewell
• decamping
• emigration
• leave-taking
• decampment
• walking out
• lighting out
• retreat
• outgo
• abandonment
• embarkation
• diaspora
• relinquishment
• forsaking
• running away
• egress
• disembarkation
• embarkment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appearance
• coming
• arrival
• approach
• advent
• entrance
• ingress

quitting

2 of 3

adjective

1

as in surrendering

Related Words

• surrendering
• yielding
• faltering
• hesitant
• hesitating
• irresolute
• wavering
• vacillating

Dissimilar Words

• resistant
• persistent
• unhesitating
• unfaltering
• patient
• insistent
• resolved
• dogged
• unwavering
• tenacious
• positive
• persevering
• certain
• sure
• pertinacious
• dedicated
• resolute
• intent
• determined
• firm
• assured
• hell-bent
• single-minded

2

as in dying

Related Words

• dying
• ending
• finishing
• stopping
• ceasing
• terminating
• closing
• passing
• concluding
• lapsing
• discontinuing
• expiring
• winding up
• desisting
• leaving off
• dying (down)
• waning
• subsiding
• moderating
• ebbing
• abating
• letting up

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• leftover
• residual
• lingering
• lasting
• enduring
• persisting
• continuing
• abiding
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• holding on
• running on
• perduring

quitting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of quit

1

as in leaving

to give up (a job or office)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• abandoning
• retiring (from)
• resigning (from)
• giving notice
• chucking
• bagging
• vacating
• stepping down (from)
• stepping aside (from)
• dropping out (of)
• throwing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• staying (at)
• hiring (out or on)

2

as in abandoning

to stop doing (something) permanently

her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• discontinuing
• dropping
• ending
• finishing
• ceasing
• having done (with)
• packing (up or in)
• laying off (of)
• concluding
• giving up
• closing
• halting
• pausing
• knocking off
• hanging it up
• expiring
• shutting off
• breaking off
• terminating
• tapering off
• breaking up
• leaving off
• throwing up
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• maintaining
• keeping
• going
• carrying on
• keeping up
• running on
• persisting
• hanging on
• holding on
• hanging in
• resuming
• staying
• starting
• reopening
• persevering
• renewing
• beginning
• preserving
• commencing
• restarting
• following through (with)

3

as in stopping

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

quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• ceasing
• ending
• halting
• delaying
• discontinuing
• suspending
• dropping
• finishing
• breaking
• concluding
• cutting off
• shutting off
• laying off
• packing (up or in)
• breaking off
• cutting out
• completing
• canning
• leaving off
• giving over
• checking
• knocking off
• breaking up
• blocking
• having done with
• ruining
• staying
• deactivating
• desisting (from)
• pausing
• putting the kibosh on
• closing (down)
• impeding
• aborting
• hindering
• holding
• obstructing
• blockading
• suppressing
• abolishing
• destroying
• stemming
• calling
• dissolving
• killing
• holding back
• arresting
• detaining
• stamping
• stunting
• demolishing
• scuttling
• turning back
• squashing
• braking
• annulling
• snuffing
• clamping down
• squelching
• damming
• kiboshing
• reining (in)
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• carrying on
• proceeding
• running on
• progressing
• advancing
• keeping up
• driving
• following through (with)
• stirring
• propelling
• actuating
• impelling

4

as in deserting

to cause to remain behind

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• abandoning
• deserting
• forsaking
• dumping
• stranding
• ditching
• marooning
• walking away from
• discarding
• relinquishing
• escaping
• shedding
• scrapping
• flinging
• walking out on
• renouncing
• vacating
• ignoring
• sacrificing
• jettisoning
• rejecting
• throwing away
• withdrawing (from)
• retreating (from)
• forgetting
• separating (from)
• surrendering
• junking
• cutting off
• throwing out
• repudiating
• taking off (from)
• disowning
• shucking (off)
• neglecting
• giving up
• handing over
• delivering
• abjuring
• yielding
• distancing
• disregarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• owning
• keeping
• retaining
• holding
• possessing
• withholding
• reclaiming
• reserving
• saving
• harboring
• rescuing
• redeeming

5

as in succumbing

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 & Similar Words

• succumbing
• submitting
• conceding
• surrendering
• bowing
• relenting
• capitulating
• budging
• yielding
• giving in
• blinking
• acquiescing
• deferring
• throwing in the towel
• knuckling under
• saying uncle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• fighting
• contending
• confronting
• facing
• opposing
• meeting
• combating
• objecting
• battling
• defying
• countering
• repelling
• withstanding
• thwarting
• holding off
• breasting

6

as in ending

to come to an end

will this teasing ever quit?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• ending
• ceasing
• expiring
• halting
• concluding
• finishing
• terminating
• dying
• closing
• going
• passing
• discontinuing
• stalling
• lapsing
• determining
• elapsing
• breaking off
• leaving off
• winding up
• winking (out)
• letting up
• breaking up
• dead-ending
• biting the dust
• staying
• suspending
• pausing
• refraining (from)
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• cutting out
• knocking off
• giving over
• breaking down
• desisting (from)
• abating
• winding down
• conking (out)
• petering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• extending
• prolonging
• drawing out
• protracting

7

as in paying

to give what is owed for

eager to quit all debts before starting married life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• meeting
• settling
• balancing
• standing
• liquidating
• discharging
• paying off
• springing (for)
• clearing
• footing
• paying up
• recompensing
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

8

as in exiting

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 & Similar Words

• exiting
• departing
• moving
• going
• getting
• starting
• evacuating
• escaping
• fleeing
• bailing
• parting
• retiring
• withdrawing
• flying
• running along
• pulling out
• emigrating
• getting off
• retreating
• walking out
• peeling off
• stepping (along)
• shoving (off)
• packing (up or off)
• buzzing (off)
• booking
• bailing out
• pushing off
• digging out
• cutting out
• pushing on
• going off
• taking off
• sallying (forth)
• skipping
• bugging out
• clearing out
• beating it
• scarpering
• clearing off
• abandoning
• buggering off
• taking a hike
• vamoosing
• hitting the road
• taking a powder
• deserting
• bugging off
• pulling stakes
• removing
• piking (out or off)
• absconding
• setting out
• striking out
• forsaking
• vacating
• running away
• getting out
• decamping
• going out
• stepping out
• scramming
• mizzling
• adjourning
• lighting out
• scatting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• arriving
• remaining
• staying
• settling
• closing
• showing up
• approaching
• dwelling
• lodging
• reaching
• abiding
• nearing
• turning up
• hitting
• landing
• tarrying

9

as in behaving

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behaving
• carrying
• acquitting
• composing
• conducting
• handling
• restraining
• containing
• collecting
• controlling
• deporting
• playing
• demeaning
• inhibiting
• checking
• comporting
• curbing
• acting
• constraining
• repressing
• bearing
• moderating
• quieting
• modulating
• tempering
• impersonating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• misbehaving
• cutting up
• acting up
• misconducting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quitting

Noun

There's no quitting in this country. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 27 June 2026

Behavioral habits, including hand-to-mouth motion, inhalation and smoking rituals may also contribute to why quitting is difficult for many smokers. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

The quitting on his team in the final game of that season. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

Some are on sabbatical from their jobs and are slowly talking themselves into quitting. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026

Overall, 92,000 jobs were lost, and the voluntary quitting rate dropped — seen as a measure of employees’ confidence in their ability to find new work. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026

There are no alliances or no voting mechanism, but anyone losing or quitting is immediately out of the game, until there is only one contender remaining. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026

Perhaps the only thing more astounding than a 16-year-old quitting at the prime of her career is a woman who took three years off returning as if no time had passed. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026

Reducing or quitting can lead to significant savings. — Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2026

Verb

And in 1992, nine months into unemployment after quitting her decade-long career in wealth management, tacos became the gateway to entrepreneurship. — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Stock plan provisions relating to death are usually more employee-friendly than those for other types of job termination, such as being laid off, getting fired, or quitting to work for another company. — Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Jason Alco was a year out of college with a degree in computer science, working his first job as a software engineer and giving himself 10 months to find an idea worth quitting for. — Partner Content, Variety, 28 July 2026

That was enough for David to consider quitting his job at TG&Y and working full-time for Hobby Lobby, giving up a $26,000 annual salary. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

The proposal says that doctors who offer counseling on quitting cigarettes or other tobacco products during patient visits would get a 19% increase in reimbursement. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 20 July 2026

Yet the founder who steps aside at the right moment, before decline forces the question, is not quitting. — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026

During her freshman year, Ferrera considered quitting acting to focus fully on international studies and thought about becoming a lawyer. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

But if jurisdiction goes only that far, then lawmakers can elude accountability simply by quitting their jobs. — Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026