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

Roni is home-schooled for two hours every day and Linzi said she had to give up work to support him.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Brand, who married Goodyear in 2007, said he'd had to give up work to become his wife's full-time carer.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

But the men scarcely liked to give up work while the Duke was watching them, and they continued on until he went away.

From Chatterbox, 1906 by Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine)

give up work

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