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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up a right, position, or power |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abjure, abnegate, bag it, bail out, cede, demit, drop, forgo, give up, leave, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, quitclaim, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, sell out, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield |
| Antonyms: | assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp |
| Main Entry: | maneuver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan, scheme |
| Synonyms: | angle, beguile, cheat, come up with, con*, conspire, contrive, cook, design, devise, doctor, engineer, exploit, fence, finagle, finesse, go around, intrigue, jockey, leave holding the bag, machinate, manage, manipulate, move, navigate, operate, play, play games, plot, proceed, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam, sham, shift, trick, upstage, wangle, work |
| Antonyms: | neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leave in the lurch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon |
| Synonyms: | betray, desert, leave helpless, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in trouble, let down, play one false |
| Antonyms: | help, support |
| Main Entry: | quitclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abdicate |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abjure, abnegate, bag it, bail out, cede, demit, drop*, forgo, forswear, give up, hand over, leave, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, retire, sell out, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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