Antonyms for given upgiv·en up

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1. given up

   One is addicted to that which he has allowed to gain a strong, habitual, and enduring hold upon action, inclination, or involuntary tendency, as to a habit or indulgence. A man may be accustomed to labor, attached to his profession, devoted to his religion, given to study or to gluttony (in the bad sense, given over, or given up, is a stronger and more hopeless expression, as is abandoned). One inclined to luxury may become habituated to poverty. One is wedded to that which has become a second nature; as, one is wedded to science or to art. Prone is used only in a bad sense, and generally of natural tendencies; as, our hearts are prone to evil. Abandoned tells of the acquired viciousness of one who has given himself up to wickedness. Addicted may be used in a good, but more frequently a bad sense; as, addicted to study; addicted to drink. Devoted is used chiefly in the good sense; as, a mother's devoted affection.

   Antonyms:
   averse, disinclined, indisposed, unaccustomed

   Synonyms:
   abandoned, accustomed, addicted, attached, devoted, disposed, given, given over, habituated, inclined, prone, wedded

   Preposition:
   Addicted to vice.

How to use given up in a sentence?

1. Ovid:

   Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

2. Toshikazu Moriwaki:

   I've almost given up on the Olympics, i really want to watch the game but above all, I want to have the Olympics in Tokyo, even delayed. No cancellation please.

3. Vijay Samant:

   You can't give an optimistic message that the vaccine is going to be developed in December and then come December you don't have a vaccine. Then people are wondering what happened, in the meantime, you know, they have given up social distancing in the assumption that the vaccine going to be developed in six months, and people are taken aback what's going on, they lose confidence.

4. Edwin Wiek:

   Pai Lin arrived at our sanctuary in 2006 after working in the Thai tourism industry, she was given up by her previous owner who felt that she was too slow and always in pain and couldn’t work well anymore.

5. Bill Hagerty:

   I’m very concerned that this appears, that it could be more appeasement from the Biden Administration, more capitulation, huawei is an aggressive predatory company. It’s backed by the Chinese Communist Party. We have given up leverage today.

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