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quit

[kwit] / kwɪt /
VERB
abandon, leave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart drop drop out give up go pull out relinquish renounce retire surrender vacate withdraw
STRONG
abdicate blow book decamp desert evacuate exit forsake resign yield
WEAK
bow out check out cut out get off go away from hang it up leave flat leave hanging push off run out on take a walk take off throw over walk out on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow begin continue enter join stay
STRONG
arrive come in
WEAK
come complete do finish persevere remain
VERB
stop doing something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon break off cease conclude discontinue drop give up halt leave retire suspend terminate withdraw
STRONG
desist end resign secede
WEAK
call it a day call it quits cut it out get on the wagon give notice give over hang it up kick over kick the habit knock off leave off pack in quit cold sew up surcease take the cure wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin carry on commence continue go initiate join keep pursue rise start
WEAK
come complete do finish persevere remain stay

Example Sentences

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McSweeney quit his job over the Mandelson scandal in February.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“As a single mom, I thought I could finally quit my second job .... but the housing market had a different idea,” said Martinez, who is vice president of the union’s patient care unit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

This deal also flew very much under the radar—raising questions about whether the A-list couple have quit Brooklyn, or at least their Cobble Hill neighborhood, for good.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“That is not voting at all. It’s not seeking truth, it’s not democratic. It’s nothing,” said Ramsin Odisho, an insurance consultant in New Zealand who recently decided to quit trading on Polymarket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“Tell them to quit while they still could.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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