given up

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

Synonyms

STRONG

deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned sidelined vacated

WEAK

alone cast aside cast away eighty-sixed godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up pigeon-holed side-tracked unoccupied vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous

ADJECTIVE

discontinued

Synonyms

STRONGEST

canceled

STRONG

discarded interrupted terminated

ADJECTIVE

lorn

Synonyms

WEAK

alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

ADJECTIVE

sacrificed

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned lost

Example Sentences

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“In other words, I wouldn’t take it as a signal that anybody’s given up on their positions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

At the very least, traders seem to have given up on the two rate cuts for 2026 that they had been expecting earlier this year.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Philip Bialyk, Labour group leader at the council, said despite losing overall control, he felt the results showed people had not given up completely on his party.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The not-always-beloved-but-indisputably-useful Spirit Airlines has given up the ghost.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The blanket was a poor threadbare affair compared with the ones we had given up, but at least the overcrowding produced its own warmth.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

given up

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