GAVE UP Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

gave up

verb

past tense of give up

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment

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as in abandoned

to stop doing (something) permanently I hope you won't give up playing the piano

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as in succumbed

to yield to the control or power of enemy forces with the prospect of a renewed enemy attack, the regiment decided to simply give up

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as in indulged

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly even in the darkest days of her troubled marriage, she refused to give herself up to feelings of utter hopelessness

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Recent Examples of gave up For women in their 50s who have never used a retinoid — or who tried one years ago and gave up after irritation — a slow introduction is key. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 The first is whether a geofence is covered by the Fourth Amendment at all, and second is whether the millions of people who voluntarily signed up to have their location data stored for them essentially gave up any right to privacy. —

Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 Drew Pomeranz gave up a two-run homer to Jac Caglianone in the ninth and then Joey Lucchesi gave up a three-run homer to Lane Thomas with two outs in the 10th. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026 On Friday, with Wembanyama sidelined, Portland gave up a 15-point lead. —

Christian Clark, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Making his second career start, Schultz (1-1) gave up Darell Hernaiz's solo home run in the second inning. —

CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Díaz gave up three runs and failed to get an out in the Dodgers’ 9-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies in a non-save situation Sunday, in what was his first appearance in nine days. —

Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 But Arizona's bullpen gave up the lead. —

ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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This suggests that Bronze Age individuals relinquished pieces of their wealth as a sacred offering.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.

— Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026