| Main Entry: |
give in/give up |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
admit defeat |
Synonyms: |
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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Antonyms: |
fight, hold out, stand up to, withstand
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