All persevere antonyms
perΒ·seΒ·vere
P p verb persevere
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- go back on β at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- kick over β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- bogged β wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- cut and run β to make a rapid escape
- get lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- give ground β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- kick the habit β quit smoking
- bogging β filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- get away β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- buckle under β If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
- flake out β flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- give notice β warn, inform
- cut it out β to stop doing what one is doing
- come to an end β to become completed or exhausted
- exfiltrate β Withdraw (troops or spies) surreptitiously, especially from a dangerous position.
- withdraw β to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- absented β not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- move on β to pass from one place or position to another.
- absenting β not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- ease out β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- intermit β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- move out β an act or instance of moving; movement.
- absents β not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- depart β When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- give over β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- hold over β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- draw away β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- call it a day β If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- intermitting β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- git β British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- call it quits β to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- cut short β to stop abruptly before the end
- go forth β military: set out
- get off β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- hit the bricks β a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 Γ 3.75 Γ 8 inches (5.7 Γ 9.5 Γ 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.