gave in
The phrase “gave in” has 2 syllables: gave in
It's pronounced as /ɡeɪv ɪn/
What is synonym and antonym for gave in?
In the thesaurus, “gave in” has 56 synonyms and 44 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for gave in along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for gave in
- abandon
- acquiesced
- back down
- bail out
- blinked
- bow out
- bowed
- buckle under
- budged
- capitulate
- capitulated
- cave in
- cease
- cede
- chicken out
- collapse
- comply
- concede
- conceded
- cry uncle
- cut out
- deferred
- desist
- despair
- drop
- drop like a hot potato
- fold
- forswear
- give up
- gratified
- hand over
- indulged
- knuckled under
- leave off
- pull out
- quit
- quitted
- relented
- relinquish
- resign
- said uncle
- stop
- submit
- submitted
- succumbed
- surrender
- surrendered
- take the oath
- threw in the sponge
- threw in the towel
- throw in the towel
- waive
- walk out on
- wallowed
- yield
- yielded
Antonyms for gave in
- battled
- breasted
- bridled
- checked
- combated
- combatted
- confronted
- constrained
- contended
- continue
- countered
- curbed
- defend
- defied
- deny
- disobey
- faced
- fight
- fought
- held off
- hold
- hold out
- inhibited
- keep
- met
- objected
- oppose
- opposed
- persevere
- refuse
- reject
- rejected
- repelled
- resist
- resisted
- restrained
- retain
- stand up to
- start
- stifled
- thwarted
- win
- withstand
- withstood
Example Sentences
- After hours of persuasion, she finally gave in to their request.
- He gave in to temptation and ate the last piece of cake.
- They both gave in and agreed to a compromise.
- He gave in to his fears and decided not to go on the rollercoaster.
- The government gave in to the demands of the protesters after weeks of demonstrations.
On this page you'll find 100 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gave in, such as: abandon, acquiesced, back down, bail out, battled, blinked, bow out.
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Related Words
said uncle
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- deferred
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- relented
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- surrendered
- threw in the sponge
- threw in the towel
- yielded
yielded
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- said uncle
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ran by
offered
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