GIVING UP Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

giving up 1 of 2

noun

as in surrender

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giving up

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verb

present participle of give up

as in relinquishing

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 abandoning

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

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as in succumbing

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 indulging

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 giving up

Verb

Irving has already outperformed his round 4/5 price tag and looks poised for a big game in Dallas, whose rush defense is giving up 150 yards per game and currently ranks 31st in the league. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 And, yes, the Dodgers finally have a closer, Edwin Díaz entering the ninth and giving up a leadoff double to Ozzie Albies before retiring the next three hitters for the biggest save of his brief Dodgers career. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Boise State’s run defense showed its first cracks this past week against Utah State, giving up five running plays of at least 10 yards, including two for 46 and 64 yards. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026 But because that would be booked through Booking’s services rather than directly with a hotel operator, the trade-off may be giving up hotel rewards points and elite-qualifying credit. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 The severing of an intimate relationship means giving up a vision of life together. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Through two weeks, LSU’s defense is giving up the fewest yards in the nation. — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Think shows like Schitt’s Creek and Kim’s Convenience, which both caught fire worldwide without giving up their distinctively Canadian sensibilities. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 But doing this while maintaining any semblance of balance in her own life meant giving up a well-paying job as a health care professional. — Jim King, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for giving up

Noun

Townshend was born in West London in May 1945, just days before Germany’s surrender, to musical parents – his father a professional saxophonist and his mother a singer.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
The spread between what a carrier offers on surrender and what the secondary market will pay is often not small.

— Rob Haynie, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

And now, after its award-winning world premiere in the Next Wave competition at Fantastic Fest and a major screening at Zurich Film Festival, Schulman is slowly but surely relinquishing control.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
One panel was falling, then smashing on the path, lead relinquishing its long grip on the glass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of relinquishing

Verb

A lot of people are abandoning physical amplifiers and using digital emulation.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Tennessee changed its lethal injection protocol in 2024, abandoning its previous three-drug method in favor of the single drug pentobarbital, which slows down a person’s nervous system.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandoning

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At the time, despite receiving rave reviews, the Scottish actor was succumbing to complications from AIDS.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
But rather than succumbing to any one style, Lam developed a unique voice shaped by surrealism, cubism and his heritage as the son of a Chinese immigrant father and a mixed-race mother.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of succumbing

Verb

His current employer is Damien Cantor, an authentically sleazy and slippery character who operates under no discernible code beyond indulging a dumb, preening narcissism.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent.

— Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of indulging

Noun

In North Carolina, a 2024 study examining state enforcement laws found that despite 93% of cases meeting the conditions for gun relinquishment, the policy was enforced in only 37% of cases.

— Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.

— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

Definition of relinquishment

Verb

Officers brought Bottom down and began rendering aid before medics arrived and rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
All four of those songs all also appear on proper albums, some in superior re-recordings, rendering the compilation a little redundant.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rendering

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Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is discontinuing the investigation into a complaint of bullying and workplace intimidation against Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro following her resignation.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
The brand has committed to discontinuing large-format liquid laundry bottles by 2030.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026