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What is another word for
threw in the towel
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(
of a game or contest
)
To have failed to win
Past tense for to accept or yield to a superior force, authority or will
(
of an activity
)
Past tense for to stop or quit
Past tense for to leave or resign from one's current position or role
Past tense for to admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
Past tense for to pull out of an agreement or arrangement
Past tense for to lose or be without hope
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Verb
▲
(
of a game or contest
)
To have failed to win
lost
suffered defeat
came off second-best
capitulated
failed
fell
felled
succumbed
yielded
yold
bowed out
ceded
collapsed
keeled
lost out
relent
relented
relinquished
went down
abdicated
admitted defeat
backed down
bowed
came to grief
came up short
defaulted
fell short
gave in
got the worst
had the worst
laid down arms
took a licking
went under
came a cropper
crashed out
met one's Waterloo
suffered
took a beating
dropped a bundle
come off second-best
come up short
fallen
yolden
gone down
gone under
folded
submitted
taken a licking
come a cropper
come to grief
taken a beating
come off second best
fallen short
given in
thrown in the towel
got the worst of it
came off second best
gotten the worst of it
Verb
▲
Past tense for to accept or yield to a superior force, authority or will
yielded
yold
succumbed
capitulated
relented
relent
bowed
surrendered
submitted
conceded
budged
quit
quitted
blinked
gave in
gave up
admitted defeat
knuckled under
threw in the sponge
threw up one's hands
threw in your hand
threw up the sponge
conceded defeat
caved in
backed down
acquiesced
raised the white flag
deferred
folded
laid down arms
gave way
showed the white flag
ceded
fell
felled
put up white flag
packed it in
complied
buckled under
acceded
assented
crumbled
waved the white flag
gave up the struggle
accepted defeat
agreed
approved
tossed it in
fell victim
called it quits
stopped
rolled over
cried uncle
gave in to
went along with
let go
yielded to
called it a day
lay down
consented
came round
laid down
cut out
resigned yourself
chucked in
went down
buckled
resigned
concurred with
made concessions
acquiesced in
ate crow
said uncle
gave yourself up
surrendered to
pulled out
accepted
complied with
went under
concurred
relinquished
came to terms
conceded to
played ball
stopped trying
ate humble pie
chucked it in
gave away the store
bowed to
showed white flag
retreated
fell in line
dropped
lost
chickened out
bailed out
collapsed
bowed out
desisted
turned in
cried quits
suffered defeat
broke
folded up
turned over
abdicated
gave oneself over
weakened
brake
gave
backpedalled
UK
backpedaled
US
withdrew
backed out
abided by
subscribed
acceded to
submitted to
made a deal
conformed to
allowed
recognized
US
relented to
granted
astipulated
said yes
comprobated
endorsed
rolled over and play dead
entered into
engaged
caved in to
agreed to
permitted
gave carte blanche
consented to
came round to
deferred to
gave the go-ahead
acquiesced to
cooperated with
backed down to
undertook
gave the green light
assented to
okayed
recognised
UK
gave way to
gave the nod
gave your blessing
bended
bent
humbled oneself
gave ground
hoisted the white flag
bent the knee
kowtowed
caved
yolden
fallen
given in
given way
thrown in the towel
shown the white flag
gone under
eaten humble pie
thrown in the sponge
gone along with
gone down
given yourself up
eaten crow
given up
truckled
knuckled
come to terms
given up the struggle
put one's tail between one's legs
given in to
adhered
conformed
honoured
UK
respected
honored
US
obeyed
accommodated
broken
admitted
observed
heeded
agreed with
subjugated
subdued
genuflected
passed into the hands of
acted in accordance with
thrown in your hand
fell to pieces
fallen victim to
fell victim to
wimped out
died of
backed off
passed into enemy hands
had no fight left
given
withdrawn
given oneself over
eaten dirt
ate dirt
given ground
thrown up one's hands
shown white flag
lain down
fallen in line
given away the store
thrown up the sponge
more ❯
“They both know that victory is essential, and neither of them will
throw in the towel
until the final whistle has been blown.”
Verb
▲
(
of an activity
)
Past tense for to stop or quit
gave up
stopped
halted
quit
quitted
abandoned
ceased
concluded
discontinued
relinquished
desisted
dropped
ended
finished
suspended
forwent
forsook
renounced
forlet
desisted from
knocked off
abstained from
cut out
laid off
lay off
wound up
brought to a close
brought to a halt
brought to an end
called a halt to
called it quits
got off
laid off of
packed in
packed it in
packed up
put an end to
put a stop to
stopped trying
called it a day
cut short
got out of
left off
pulled out of
broke off
put the kibosh on
threw in the sponge
Verb
▲
Past tense for to leave or resign from one's current position or role
stepped down
resigned
quit
quitted
left
retired
abdicated
went
withdrew
abandoned
terminated
bowed out
stood down
gave up
gave notice
walked out
ceased work
dropped out
signed off
stood aside
handed in resignation
hung it up
called it a day
jacked in
packed in
demitted
chucked
resigned from
bailed out
retired from
stepped down from
chucked in
relinquished
bagged
stepped aside
handed in your notice
seceded
ended service
gave up the ship
left your job
vacated
gave up your job
walked off
stepped aside from
exited
disengaged
forsook
walked away from
threw in the sponge
withdrew from
wriggled out
pulled out
pulled out of
opted out
backed out
gave something a miss
got out
got out of
backed out of
stopped participating in
abstracted oneself
took the count
made one's exit
withdrawn
forsaken
gotten out
given up
gotten out of
withdrawn from
taken the count
given something a miss
thrown in the sponge
thrown in the towel
pulled
stopped participating
bowed out of
backed off
given notice
gone
pulled back
come off full alert
revolted
renounced
opted out of
contracted out
got off
detached
pulled the plug
relinquished one's position
defected
relaxed
stopped
receded from
scratched from
departed
reneged on
disengaged from
stood easy
renounced the throne
detached yourself
absented yourself
gotten off
came off full alert
given up the ship
given up your job
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
conceded
admitted
acknowledged
allowed
confessed
granted
accepted
recognised
UK
recognized
US
agreed
avowed
accorded
compromised
dittoed
owned up
fessed up
let on
owned up to
went along with
took on board
took something on board
caved in
went with the flow
played ball with
Verb
▲
Past tense for to pull out of an agreement or arrangement
chickened out
welshed
reneged
cancelled
UK
canceled
US
withdrew
avoided
backed down
copped out
went back on
pulled out
backed off
shied from
weaseled out
weaselled out
wiggled out
wormed out
bottled out
dropped out
finked out
lost your nerve
got cold feet
backed out
begged off
wimped out
back pedaled
bottled it
funked out
had no stomach for
wussed out
blew it off
bowed out
thought better of
turned yellow
surrendered
repudiated
gave up
backpedalled
UK
failed to honour
retreated from
withdrew from
called off
changed your mind
defaulted on
got cold feet about
abandoned
cried off
resigned
pulled out of
recanted
backpedaled
US
reneged on
chickened out of
scratched
withdrawn
gone back on
weaselled
UK
given up
gotten cold feet
withdrawn from
thrown in the towel
blown it off
retracted
ratted on
abjured
renounced
betrayed
repealed
backtracked
copped out of
had second thoughts
backtracked on
broke
broken
brake
did an about-face
broken promise
broke promise
broke your word
broken your word
done an about-face
aborted
dropped
scrapped
scrubbed
disavowed
abnegated
revoked
forswore
forsworn
unsaid
apostatized
relinquished
rescinded
disprofessed
reconsidered
reversed
called
flip-flopped
resigned from
crapped out
come around
welshed on
jumped ship
U-turned
violated oath
tergiversated
come round
opted out
defected from
deserted
defaulted
had no more truck with
had done with
recalled
backed out of
relented
relent
forsook
forsaken
did an about-turn
came round
did a U-turn
done a U-turn
came around
done an about-turn
foreswore
foresworn
went back
took back
broke a promise
taken back
broken a promise
gone back
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to lose or be without hope
despaired
desponded
faltered
flagged
lost heart
lost hope
gave up hope
abandoned hope
gave in
resigned yourself
had no hope
lost faith
gave up
had heavy heart
plumbed the depths
gave up on
relinquished hope
looked on the black side
threw in the sponge
became demoralized
became despondent
lost motivation
saw no light at the end of the tunnel
saw the glass as half empty
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