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All persevere antonyms

perΒ·seΒ·vere
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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.
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