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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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Workers who can see few employers willing to hire are unlikely to threaten to quit unless paid more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

People quit in droves, they were fired in droves.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

And as defeated as Day felt, he knew she didn’t truly want to quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Another Reform candidate, Patrick Benham-Crosswell, announced he had quit last week.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I may have pressed pause on curing my parents’ blues with my mood-music playlist, but I couldn’t quit on Operation Save Fig.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.