quitters
They give up
Quitters is the plural of quitter—people who give up or abandon efforts before completion.
The word carries strong negative connotations, implying weakness or lack of perseverance: Quitters never win.
Sports and motivational contexts use it disparagingly: This team has no room for quitters.
The phrase quitters never prosper echoes the older proverb about cheaters.
Unsuccessful competitors
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- cowardsThose lacking courage
- weaklingsPhysically or mentally feeble people
- dropoutsPeople who leave early
deserters · defeatists · wimps · slackers · underachievers · cop-outs · flakes · shirkers
Cease resistance, yield
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- bailingEscaping or emptying water
- foldingBending something over itself
Those who prevail
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
perseverance · tenacity · commitment · discipline · follow-through · dedication · stick-to-itiveness · endurance
People who quit posts
- leaversPeople who depart
- departuresActs of going away
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- noticeBecome aware of
walkouts · burnout · disengagement · attrition · exodus · retention · severance · offboarding
Those who inhale tobacco
- drinkersThose who consume beverages
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- relapseReturn to former illness
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
abstinence · detox · cravings · withdrawal · sobriety · rehab · twelve-step · sponsors
losers
Unsuccessful competitors
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- cowardsThose lacking courage
- weaklingsPhysically or mentally feeble people
dropouts · deserters · defeatists · wimps · slackers · underachievers · cop-outs · flakes · shirkers · abandoners
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- bailingEscaping or emptying water
folding · retreating · conceding · forfeiting · yielding
winners
Those who prevail
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
determination · perseverance · tenacity · commitment · discipline · follow-through · dedication · stick-to-itiveness · endurance · resolve
resigners
People who quit posts
- leaversPeople who depart
- departuresActs of going away
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
notice · walkouts · burnout · disengagement · attrition · exodus · retention · severance · offboarding · job-hoppers
smokers
Those who inhale tobacco
- drinkersThose who consume beverages
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- relapseReturn to former illness
recovery · abstinence · detox · cravings · withdrawal · sobriety · rehab · twelve-step · sponsors · cessation
- leaversgraduates, retirees, dropouts, resigners, exiters
- bad sportssore losers, cheaters, bad winners, gloaters, ball hogs
- negativistspessimists, defeatists, doomers, doomsayers, negative Nellies
quittersfinishers
Those who conclude tasks
persisters · completers · achievers · stayers · fighters
quittersfighters
Those who engage physically
warriors · champions · overcomers · tough cookies · battlers
- rage quitterOne who abandons contests angrily
- rage quittedLeft game while furious