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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Many large companies already have shrunk their offices or given up on downtown, including Deloitte and KPMG.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

"You could have given up," saying "that we will never agree", Tedros told countries as the talks opened.

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

She also hasn't given up on the concert: "I still want to go because I don't know when I will get another chance to see them."

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

In recent years, Manousos said, “the security industry had effectively given up on prevention and focused on detection and response.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

I have not totally given up on my dream of riches from this New World, but those hopes have certainly dimmed.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

given up

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