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throwing in towel
noun as in white flag
verb as in back out
verb as in resign
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verb as in accede
verb as in step down
verb as in submit
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verb as in succumb
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verb as in surrender
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verb as in yield
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verb as in giving up
Weak matches
verb as in cede
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verb as in chicken out
verb as in comply
verb as in concede
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verb as in consent
verb as in give in/give up
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- abandon
- back down
- bail out
- bow out
- buckle under
- capitulate
- cave in
- cease
- cede
- chicken out
- collapse
- comply
- concede
- cry uncle
- cut out
- desist
- despair
- drop
- drop like a hot potato
- fold
- forswear
- hand over
- leave off
- pull out
- quit
- relinquish
- resign
- stop
- submit
- surrender
- take the oath
- throw in the towel
- waive
- walk out on
- wash one's hands of
- yield
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On this page you'll find 623 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to throw in the towel, such as: acquiesce, accept, admit, allow, assent, and comply.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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