Synonyms of giving over

giving over

verb

present participle of give over

1

as in ending

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in leaving

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

gave over his entire savings to an investor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• handing
• giving
• transferring
• turning over
• entrusting
• handing over
• delivering
• delegating
• passing
• transmitting
• relinquishing
• dealing (out)
• recommending
• commending
• committing
• confiding
• trusting
• granting
• vesting
• reposing
• turning in
• consigning
• loaning
• submitting
• lending
• handing in
• distributing
• assigning
• dividing
• conferring
• handing on
• dispensing
• handing down
• bequeathing
• supplying
• furnishing
• dispersing
• yielding
• surrendering
• willing
• releasing
• advancing
• retransferring
• retransmitting
• redelivering
• recommitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• holding back
• receiving
• withholding
• reserving
• possessing
• taking in
• owning
• taking over
• accepting
• taking
• occupying
• detaining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of giving over

There is evidence that this tendency, known as the endowment effect, was favored by natural selection when bargains were risky in a pre-modern world, a time when giving over one item, in trade for another, might risk getting nothing at all from an untrustworthy trading partner. — Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

But researchers drew on findings from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, which while not representative, indicated that the lion's share of charitable donations come from companies that are giving over the new threshold. — Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026

People may have also been concerned about giving over personal data to the federal government for similar reasons, city officials said at the time. — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

But there was something about speaking that way, that unlocked a mode of unconscious expression, and giving over to that kind of unbridled expression. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025

The nonprofit Panorama Global has analyzed Scott’s giving over the years and found that historically, giving to the environment has represented a small part of her overall donations. — Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025

Being alive at the slop tipping point doesn’t feel like an emergency, exactly, but more like slowly giving over to a pervasive disorientation. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025

Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025