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. Jacqueline Bisset:

   I have never given up on men easily.

2. Rishi Khanal:

   I had some hope but by yesterday I'd given up. My nails went all white and my lips cracked ... I was sure no one was coming for me. I was certain I was going to die.

3. Mohamed Abdullahi Fadhaye:

   We have neither discussed nor given up the motion. We shall take the matter to the court.

4. Joanna Schwartz:

   If a lawyer knows ahead of time that the officer is not going to be identified, who has no resources, it makes no financial sense at all to litigate that case, if we've given up the charade that accountability is only through financial payments by those officers, then we need to think more seriously about what the consequences are and what our internal disciplinary systems look like in law enforcement agencies.

5. Mike Wimmer:

   A lot of people think I've given up my childhood or somehow lost it.

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