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Synonyms for chuck up the sponge in English

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chuck up the sponge:
- quit; drop out; give up; throw in; throw in the towel; fall by the wayside; chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside

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Detailed Synonyms for chuck up the sponge in English

chuck up the sponge:

chuck up the sponge verb

chuck up the sponge

– give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat ¹
to quit; to drop out; to give up; to throw in; throw in the towel; fall by the wayside; chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside
– give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat ¹
- quit verb (quits, quit, quiting)
- drop out verb (drops out, dropped out, dropping out)
- give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
- throw in verb (throws in, threw in, throwing in)
- throw in the towel verb
- fall by the wayside verb
- chuck up the sponge verb
- drop by the wayside verb

Alternate Synonyms for "chuck up the sponge":

drop out; give up; fall by the wayside; drop by the wayside; throw in; throw in the towel; quit

Antonyms for "chuck up the sponge":

enter

Related Definitions for "chuck up the sponge":

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat¹

Related Synonyms for chuck up the sponge

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