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threw in the towel
phraseSynonyms & Antonyms of threw in the towel
- 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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“Threw in the towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20in%20the%20towel. Accessed 22 May. 2022.
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