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given up

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

Synonyms

STRONG

deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned sidelined vacated

WEAK

alone cast aside cast away eighty-sixed godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up pigeon-holed side-tracked unoccupied vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous

ADJECTIVE

discontinued

Synonyms

STRONGEST

canceled

STRONG

discarded interrupted terminated

ADJECTIVE

lorn

Synonyms

WEAK

alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

ADJECTIVE

sacrificed

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned lost

Example Sentences

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In recent years, Manousos said, “the security industry had effectively given up on prevention and focused on detection and response.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Gold has given up nearly all of its gains for 2026, but even so, it has more than doubled in price from two years ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Yet it was there, having almost given up on football entirely, that Tuchel began his journey to World Cup management.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

None of the stolen works have been found, though BnF lawyer Alexandre de Konn said the institution "has not given up hope of recovering these works".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He had the sad look of a man who’s given up.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

given up

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