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

"Jaguar's core demographic, despite the uproar, gave up on the brand years ago, so they effectively had nothing to lose," explains Matthias Schmidt of Schmidt Automotive Research.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

When the time came for Elliott Appel’s dad to stop driving, he willingly gave up his car keys.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Braves expanded their lead in the seventh inning against hard-throwing right-hander Edgardo Henriquez, who gave up a single to Olson and an RBI double to Harris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

After he gave up those five runs, he returned for one more inning and retired the side in order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

She tried to do the time-zone math in her head but gave up and said, “…yesterday?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti