Synonyms of give over

give over

verb

1

as in to stop

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

his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• cease
• end
• halt
• quit
• leave off
• shut off
• cut off
• cut out
• have done with
• lay off
• pack (up or in)
• break up
• delay
• suspend
• break off
• drop
• desist (from)
• finish
• can
• discontinue
• conclude
• knock off
• break
• put the kibosh on
• close (down)
• complete
• check
• hold back
• block
• hinder
• stay
• pause
• ruin
• clamp down
• rein (in)
• deactivate
• hold
• abort
• brake
• impede
• stem
• dam
• obstruct
• suppress
• stamp
• destroy
• turn back
• blockade
• detain
• arrest
• stunt
• kill
• scuttle
• squash
• dissolve
• squelch
• abolish
• call
• snuff
• demolish
• annul
• kibosh
• stanch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carry on
• continue
• run on
• keep up
• proceed
• follow through (with)
• advance
• progress
• drive
• stir
• propel
• actuate
• impel

2

as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

gave over his entire savings to an investor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• hand
• give
• transfer
• entrust
• delegate
• turn over
• deliver
• hand over
• pass
• relinquish
• transmit
• commend
• recommend
• trust
• commit
• confide
• vest
• grant
• loan
• lend
• deal (out)
• repose
• consign
• submit
• assign
• confer
• distribute
• turn in
• bequeath
• furnish
• divide
• will
• dispense
• supply
• hand in
• yield
• disperse
• surrender
• hand down
• hand on
• release
• advance
• recommit
• retransfer
• redeliver
• retransmit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• hold
• retain
• withhold
• possess
• receive
• own
• accept
• take over
• hold back
• reserve
• take
• occupy
• detain
• take in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of give over

He was also ordered to give over his gun and have no contact with the children or their families. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The hotel’s third floor is given over entirely to the 20,000-plus-square-foot Life of Many Colors Museum, created by Dolly Parton Productions. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026

From 1939 until 1945, the Wolfsburg factory was given over to military vehicles and munitions, even as the regime continued to promote the unavailable civilian car. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2026

So much airtime is given over to such gatherings that, in effect, making and promoting the show become the beats of the show. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026