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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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“There’s no quit in there,” Smith said of the Kings’ locker room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Toro eventually quit in 2021 after having an incident of stress-induced fainting and chest pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

My wife hated the apartment complexes we had bought over the years, and we sold our last apartment complex, quit our jobs and have been living on our savings and investments since then.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Hinton, who made headlines when he quit Google in 2023 warning of the "profound risks to society and humanity", said he remains concerned as AI progresses at lightning speed.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

“Because I promised I wouldn’t quit until we had two Wonders,” he said.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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