give up work

VERB

retire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw

STRONG

decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue remain stay

STRONG

approve arrive come in increase join

WEAK

begin enter

VERB

superannuate

Synonyms

STRONG

decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give way go away go to bed go to one's room go to sleep hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONG

advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

Example Sentences

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How much are you prepared to live on every month to give up work?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

It is further compounded by parents having to give up work or reduce their hours to care for their sick children.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Khalil Khabiri, 42, says his ME “has really deteriorated over the past two years” to the extent that he’s had to give up work in property renovation.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

Overpayments were being allowed to continue for years, he said, and with carers often having to give up work, "they no longer have the savings or the means to maybe repay these debts".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

"I suppose we shan't have to give up work altogether?"

From A Girl of the Commune by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

give up work

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