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threw in the towel
phrase
variants:
also threw in the sponge
past tense of throw in the towel
Synonyms & Antonyms of threw in the towel
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
- The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel.
Synonyms for threw in the towel
- blinked,
- bowed,
- budged,
- capitulated,
- conceded,
- gave in,
- knuckled under,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- relented,
- submitted,
- succumbed,
- surrendered,
- yielded
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