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bag it

VERB
abdicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forgo relinquish renounce step down vacate
STRONG
abandon abjure abnegate cede drop leave quit resign retire surrender waive withdraw yield
WEAK
bail out demit give up leave high and dry leave holding the bag leave in the lurch opt out quitclaim sell out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep
STRONG
come continue defend do fight pursue remain stay win
WEAK
assert assume challenge claim defy hold maintain retain treasure usurp
VERB
discontinue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon break off cease give up halt interrupt quit suspend terminate
STRONG
close desist disconnect disjoin dissever disunite drop end finish interpose intervene kill part pause scrub separate stop
WEAK
blow off call it quits give over knock off leave off put an end to refrain from surcease
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin complete continue go initiate start
STRONG
bear commence connect create give birth join restart unite
WEAK
carry on retry
VERB
finish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve clinch close complete conclude do end make play out settle stop wind up wrap up
STRONG
cease crown culminate determine discharge effect execute finalize fold fulfill halt perfect scratch scrub shutter terminate ultimate wrap
WEAK
break up bring to a close carry through come deal with get out of the way hang it up have done with make short work of mop up put finishing touches on round off round up sew up shut down top off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin commence continue give up introduce neglect not finish start
STRONG
disregard forget ignore initiate leave schedule set up
VERB
quitclaim
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon drop leave render surrender yield
WEAK
abjure abnegate bail out cede demit forgo forswear give up hand over leave high and dry leave holding the bag leave in the lurch opt out quit relinquish renounce resign retire sell out step down vacate waive withdraw
Antonyms
STRONG
continue keep pursue

Example Sentences

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The ever-divisive Brussels sprouts went up by more than 9% to 94p a bag, it found.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

They also know that when they sign their emails with it, or put it on a tote bag, it elicits memories and bleary-eyed nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022

There are crumbs on the floor, and the bag it was in is also on the floor, torn to shreds.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

When the pouch is nestled inside another carry-on bag, it often piques the interest of airport screeners.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021

Though they have the exact address, written on a slip of folded paper in Moushumi’s evening bag, it leads them only to a suite of offices in a town house.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri