Thesaurus / quit
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Countess Ammiani obtained her consent that she would not quit her side.
VITTORIA, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITH
The Tarthan swordsman, well up on the principles of discretion, felt a sudden urge to be quit of this locality.
QUEST OF THE GOLDEN APEIVAR JORGENSEN
The truly good must advise him or her either to keep quiet or to quit.
WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHINGRUPERT HUGHES
I cannot desert my aunt, nor can I quit the Swash alone in company with her mate.
JACK TIER OR THE FLORIDA REEFJAMES FENIMORE COOPER
They are not allowed to quit the ground and climb the heights.
THE LIFE OF THE SPIDERJ. HENRI FABRE
Freed slaves must quit the states, or be sold by it for slaves again!
EARLY WESTERN TRAVELS, 1748-1846, VOLUME XIIWILLIAM FAUX
She soon got tired of trying to cheer me up and quit in disgust.
JIGLETSWALTER JONES
He determined to quit Paris, where the life was far too exciting for his nerves, and to regain the quietude of Normandy.
He quit on account of a girl, sez Horace; an then I stopped my foolishness, an settled down to get the story out of him.
FRIAR TUCKROBERT ALEXANDER WASON
I cannot say that I quit the old life because of any religious feeling.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A THIEFHUTCHINS HAPGOOD
WORDS RELATED TO QUIT
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abandon
- abdicate
- abnegate
- back down
- cast
- cast off
- cede
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- drop
- drop like hot potato
- drop out
- dump
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- hand over
- kick
- kiss good-bye
- lay aside
- leave
- opt out
- quit
- quit cold turkey
- release
- renounce
- repudiate
- resign
- retire from
- sacrifice
- shed
- stand down
- surrender
- swear off
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- vacate
- waive
- withdraw
- yield
- abdicate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abstain from
- apostacize
- arrogate
- cast off
- decline
- defect
- demit
- deny
- desert
- disavow
- discard
- disclaim
- disown
- divorce oneself from
- drop out
- dump
- eschew
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- give up
- leave flat
- leave off
- opt out
- quit
- rat
- recant
- relinquish
- repudiate
- resign
- sell out
- spurn
- swear off
- take the pledge
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- toss over
- turn
- waive
- walk out on
- wash hands of
- abdicate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abstain from
- apostacize
- arrogate
- cast off
- decline
- defect
- demit
- deny
- desert
- disavow
- discard
- disclaim
- disown
- divorce oneself from
- drop out
- dump
- eschew
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- give up
- leave flat
- leave off
- opt out
- quit
- rat
- recant
- relinquish
- repudiate
- resign
- sell out
- spurn
- swear off
- take the pledge
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- toss over
- turn
- waive
- walk out on
- wash hands of
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