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quitting

The word “quitting” has 2 syllables: quit-ting

It's pronounced as /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for quitting?

In the thesaurus, “quitting” has 293 synonyms and 130 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quitting along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for quitting

Antonyms for quitting

  • abidance
  • abiding
  • acting up
  • actuating
  • advancing
  • advent
  • agreement
  • appearance
  • approach
  • approaching
  • arrival
  • arriving
  • assured
  • battling
  • beginning
  • biding
  • breasting
  • carrying on
  • certain
  • closing
  • combating
  • combatting
  • coming
  • commencing
  • confronting
  • contending
  • continuation
  • continuing
  • countering
  • cutting up
  • dedicated
  • defying
  • determined
  • dogged
  • drawing out
  • driving
  • dwelling
  • enduring
  • entrance
  • extending
  • facing
  • fighting
  • firm
  • going
  • greeting
  • hanging in
  • hanging on
  • harboring
  • having
  • hell-bent
  • hello
  • hitting
  • holding
  • holding off
  • holding on
  • holding up
  • impatience
  • impelling
  • ingress
  • insistent
  • intent
  • intolerance
  • keeping
  • keeping up
  • landing
  • lasting
  • leftover
  • lingering
  • lodging
  • maintaining
  • meeting
  • misbehaving
  • misconducting
  • nearing
  • objecting
  • opposing
  • owning
  • patient
  • perduring
  • persevering
  • persistent
  • persisting
  • pertinacious
  • positive
  • possessing
  • preserving
  • proceeding
  • progressing
  • prolonging
  • propelling
  • protracting
  • reaching
  • reclaiming
  • redeeming
  • remaining
  • renewing
  • reopening
  • repelling
  • repudiating
  • rescuing
  • reserving
  • residual
  • resistance
  • resistant
  • resisting
  • resolute
  • resolved
  • restarting
  • resuming
  • retaining
  • running on
  • saving
  • settling
  • showing up
  • single-minded
  • starting
  • stay
  • staying
  • stirring
  • sure
  • taking on
  • tarrying
  • tenacious
  • thwarting
  • turning up
  • unfaltering
  • unhesitating
  • unwavering
  • withholding
  • withstanding

Meanings of quitting

  • verb
    1. To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
    2. To repay (someone) for (something).
    3. To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
    4. To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
    5. To carry through; to go through to the end.
    6. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
    7. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
    8. To abandon, renounce (a thing).
    9. To leave (a place).
    10. To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
    11. To stop, give up (an activity) (usually gerund or verbal noun).
    12. To close (an application).
  • noun
    1. The deliberate ending of something.
    2. The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors.
    3. The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.

Example Sentences

  • She's been quitting smoking for months now, but it's been a struggle.
  • Quitting a job without another lined up can be risky but sometimes necessary for personal growth.
  • He realized that quitting the project was not an option if he wanted to achieve his goals.
  • Despite the challenges, she remained committed and never considered quitting her studies.
  • Quitting isn't failure, it's recognizing when something isn't working and having the courage to change course.

On this page you'll find 423 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quitting, such as: abandoning, abandonment, abating, abdication, abidance, abiding, abjuring.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abandoning

abating

abdicating

abdication

  • abandonment
  • demission
  • departing
  • departure
  • disavowal
  • disclaimer
  • exit
  • exiting
  • leave
  • leaving
  • quitclaim
  • quitting
  • relinquishment
  • renouncement
  • renunciation
  • resignation
  • retirement
  • stepping down
  • surrender

backing away

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