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resign(verb, keep, reject, oppose)
5
surrender(noun, verb, reject, oppose)
4
relinquish(verb, reject, oppose, neglect)
2
cede(verb, keep, abandon, surrender)
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concede
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give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support)
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admit defeat(expression, fight)
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deliver(keep, harm)
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eat humble pie(expression, idiom, keep)
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flake out(expression, go, advance)
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fly the coop(expression, idiom, go, advance)
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forgo
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give in(expression, keep)
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give oneself over(expression, idiom, fight)
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give up the ship(expression, idiom, go, advance)
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go on the wagon(expression, idiom, keep)
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going with the flow(expression, idiom)
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kiss goodbye(expression, go, advance)
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leave alone(expression, keep)
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leave behind(expression, fail, lose)
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APASmart Define. (2015). defend thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defend/thesaurus/antonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "defend thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/defend/thesaurus/antonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, defend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/defend/thesaurus/antonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "defend thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/defend/thesaurus/antonyms>