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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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None of the stolen works have been found, though BnF lawyer Alexandre de Konn said the institution "has not given up hope of recovering these works".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He has given up on trying to get a visa.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

A sugar-obsessed child of the 1960s, fixated on Milky Ways, Pom Poms and Mallo Cups, I’ve mostly given up sweets—even my grandchildrens’ Halloween stashes don’t interest me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Since she can’t walk like she once could, she has also largely given up traveling.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Sagan isn’t quite as big as Earth, but I’d given up hope the terraformers were still alive, let alone possibly near us.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

given up

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