Give up
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Give up verb – To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress. Usage example: was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment
Keep is an antonym for give up in topics: fall, send to another place by force, relinquish possession, or power, leave empty.
Antonyms for Give up
Keep
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Keep verb – To continue to have in one's possession or power. Usage example: keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone
Give up is an antonym for keep in topics: hold on to, hold, commemorate, tend, prevent.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
Antonyms for Keep
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- Then it gets reconstructed; Sonic and his friends don't give up and keep trying to help the galaxy no matter what.
Source: Deconstruction Fic - The angel on the left wearing all white waves pom-poms and encourages him to not give up and keep trying.
- A recurring theme in Attack on Titan is the need to never give up and keep fighting in the face of adversity.
Source: Analysis / Attack on Titan
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Keep and Give up. (2016). Retrieved 2021, April 17, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_up/keep
Give up & Keep. N.p., 2016. Web. 17 Apr. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_up/keep>.
Keep or Give up. 2016. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_up/keep.
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