Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Neutralized is an antonym for give up.
Neutralized
Neutralized adjective - Made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics.
Both terms in one sentence
- The cyborgs played by Arnold in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines get as much damage as they can, but don't give up on the mission of protecting John Connor and only stop after the enemy's been neutralized (in the third, in quite a literal way).
Source: Determinator / Film
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Neutralized and Give up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_up/neutralized
Give up & Neutralized. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_up/neutralized>.
Neutralized or Give up. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_up/neutralized.
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