gave up

VERB

admit defeat

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon back down bail out bow out buckle under capitulate cave in cease cede chicken out collapse comply concede cry uncle cut out desist despair drop drop like a hot potato fold forswear hand over leave off pull out quit relinquish resign stop submit surrender take the oath throw in the towel waive walk out on wash one's hands of yield

Antonyms

WEAK

fight hold out stand up to withstand

Example Sentences

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gave up

The left-hander gave up three runs and three hits in the first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Some gave up their spokesperson positions in order to vote against.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Loxie said: "I couldn't believe how people gave up their time to go and care for people."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

She gave up custody of the child in 2018, a decision she called “heartbreaking.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

“The grizzly gave up eventually. It ran into the woods.”

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis