gives up
Throws the towel
Gives up means to stop trying or to abandon an effort, often because success seems impossible or the cost too high.
She gives up too easily when things get hard.
It can also mean to surrender or relinquish something: He gives up his seat on the bus for elderly passengers.
When someone gives up a habit like smoking, they quit it.
To give up on someone is to lose hope that they will change or succeed.
Yield under pressure
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- submitPresent for consideration
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- succumbYield to pressure
acquiesce · relinquish · forfeit · cede · waive · abandon · hand over · lay down arms
Being without something
- failureLack of success
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- outplayedDefeated through better play
overpowered · overcome · vanquished · crushed · routed · trounced · unsuccessful · outmatched
State without hope
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- dejectionState of lowness
resignation · pessimism · gloom · desperation · disillusionment · deflation · dismay · lose heart
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- walking awayDeparting on foot
stepping down · leaving · dropping out · bailing out · pulling out · opting out · disengagement · discontinuation
capitulate
Yield under pressure
succumb · acquiesce · relinquish · forfeit · cede · waive · abandon · hand over · lay down arms · white flag
loss
Being without something
outplayed · overpowered · overcome · vanquished · crushed · routed · trounced · unsuccessful · outmatched · outdone
hopelessness
State without hope
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
dejection · resignation · pessimism · gloom · desperation · disillusionment · deflation · dismay · lose heart · lose faith
resignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
walking away · stepping down · leaving · dropping out · bailing out · pulling out · opting out · disengagement · discontinuation · calling it quits
gives upperseveres
Continues despite difficulty
persists · keeps going · carries on · continues · soldiers on