Antonyms for quitting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kwit |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwɪt |
Definition of quitting
Origin :- c.1200, "free, clear" (of debt, etc.), from Old French quite, quitte "free, clear, entire, at liberty; discharged; unmarried," from Medieval Latin quitus, quittus, from Latin quietus "free" (in Medieval Latin "free from war, debts, etc."), also "calm, resting" (see quiet (adj.)).
- verb abandon, leave
- verb stop doing something
- I felt more, in quitting this ship, than I did in quitting Halifax.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- After quitting the light, we made the best of our way for the town.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The idea of remaining in the brig was unpleasant to me, and I had thought of quitting her for some days.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- I cannot give any reason but caprice for quitting this ship.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The men did not relish the idea of quitting the spot; but, after some talk, they came into my plan.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Last night I was honored by your praise of my graceful mode of quitting it!
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- Report says also that he has the instinct of a rat in quitting a falling house.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Wherefore, what have I personally gained by quitting and what have I personally lost?
- Extract from : « The Old Game » by Samuel G. Blythe
- It is difficult to express what I felt in quitting the Dauphin.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- When you're angry you always talk of quitting, but it isn't so easy when you just stop to think about it.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for quitting
- abandon
- abdicate
- blow
- book
- bow out
- break off
- call it a day
- call it quits
- cease
- check out
- conclude
- cut it out
- cut out
- decamp
- depart
- desert
- desist
- discontinue
- drop
- drop out
- end
- evacuate
- exit
- forsake
- get off
- get on the wagon
- give notice
- give over
- give up
- go
- go away from
- halt
- hang it up
- kick over
- kick the habit
- knock off
- leave
- leave flat
- leave hanging
- leave off
- pack in
- pull out
- push off
- quit cold
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- retire
- run out on
- secede
- sew up
- surcease
- surrender
- suspend
- take a walk
- take off
- take the cure
- terminate
- throw over
- vacate
- walk out on
- wind up
- withdraw
- wrap up
- yield
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