Definitions

quit

[kwit] / kwɪt /

VERB

abandon, leave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart drop drop out give up go pull out relinquish renounce retire surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate blow book decamp desert evacuate exit forsake resign yield

WEAK

bow out check out cut out get off go away from hang it up leave flat leave hanging push off run out on take a walk take off throw over walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow begin continue enter join stay

STRONG

arrive come in

WEAK

come complete do finish persevere remain

VERB

stop doing something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon break off cease conclude discontinue drop give up halt leave retire suspend terminate withdraw

STRONG

desist end resign secede

WEAK

call it a day call it quits cut it out get on the wagon give notice give over hang it up kick over kick the habit knock off leave off pack in quit cold sew up surcease take the cure wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin carry on commence continue go initiate join keep pursue rise start

WEAK

come complete do finish persevere remain stay

Example Sentences

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Participation in many of these organizations is inherently symbolic—a ritual of internationalism—so quitting them is inherently performative as well.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lord Mandelson then quit the party he has been a leading player in for more than three decades, saying he did not want to "cause further embarrassment".

From BBC

Mandelson quit the ruling Labour Party on Monday but he remains a member of the House of Lords.

From The Wall Street Journal

She quit her day job as a teacher to be a stay-at-home mom and kept posting about parenting struggles, mental health, paid leave, childcare and more.

From Salon

Top seed Alcaraz said quitting the match never entered his head, adding: "I just hate giving up".

From BBC

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