Synonyms for throw in the towel
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tou-uh l, toul |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl |
Top 10 synonyms for throw in the towel Other synonyms for the word throw in the towel
- abalienate
- abandon
- abdicate
- abide
- accede
- accept
- accord
- admit
- admit defeat
- alien
- alienate
- allow
- appease
- approve
- assent
- avoid
- avow
- award
- back out
- back pedal
- bail out
- be game for
- be submissive
- beg off
- bend
- bless
- blow it off
- bow
- bow out
- break
- buckle
- buckle under
- bury the hatchet
- call it quits
- capitulate
- cave
- cave in
- cease work
- cede
- chicken out
- collapse
- come across with
- come to terms
- comply
- concede
- concur
- confess
- consign
- convey
- cooperate
- cop out
- croak
- crumple
- cry uncle
- cut out
- decease
- deed
- defer
- deliver up
- demise
- demit
- depart
- desist
- despair
- ditto
- divorce oneself from
- drop
- drop like a hot potato
- drop out
- eat crow
- eat humble pie
- end service
- endorse
- enter into
- entrust
- expire
- fall
- fall victim to
- fess up
- flake out
- fold
- fold up
- forego
- forgo
- fork over
- forsake
- forswear
- funk out
- get cold feet
- give away
- give ground
- give in
- give in to
- give notice
- give oneself over
- give out
- give the go-ahead
- give the green light
- give the nod
- give up
- give up the ghost
- give up the ship
- give way
- go
- go along with
- go back on
- go down
- go under
- go with the flow
- grant
- grin and bear it
- hand in resignation
- hand over
- hang it up
- have no stomach for
- humor
- indulge
- knuckle
- knuckle under
- kowtow
- lay down arms
- leave
- leave off
- let
- let go
- let on
- make a deal
- make concessions
- make over
- meet waterloo
- obey
- okay
- own
- own up
- pack it in
- part with
- pass
- pass away
- perish
- permit
- play ball
- play ball with
- play dead
- pull out
- put up white flag
- put up with
- quit
- recant
- relax
- relent
- relinquish
- remise
- renege
- renounce
- resign
- resign oneself
- retire
- roll over
- roll over and play dead
- sag
- sanction
- say uncle
- say yes
- scratch
- secede
- separate oneself from
- show white flag
- shy from
- sign off
- sign off on
- sign over
- stand aside
- stand down
- step down
- stoop
- stop
- submit
- subscribe
- succumb
- suffer defeat
- surrender
- take the count
- take the oath
- terminate
- throw in the sponge
- throw in the towel
- toe the line
- tolerate
- toss it in
- transfer
- truckle
- turn over
- turn yellow
- vacate
- vouchsafe
- waive
- walk out
- walk out on
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- weasel out
- welsh
- wiggle out
- wilt
- wimp out
- withdraw
- withstand
- worm out
- yes
- yes one
- yield
Définition of throw in the towel
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French toaille (12c.), from Frankish *thwahlja, from Proto-Germanic *thwakhlijon (cf. Old Saxon thwahila, Middle Dutch dwale "towel," Dutch dwaal "altar cloth," Old High German dwehila "towel," German dialectal Zwehle "napkin"); related to German zwagen, Old English þwean "to wash." Spanish toalla, Italian tovaglia are Germanic loan-words.
- As in back out : verb withdraw
- As in resign : verb give up responsibility
- As in accede : verb agree or consent
- As in step down : verb resign
- As in submit : verb comply, endure
- As in succumb : verb die or surrender
- As in surrender : verb give up; resign
- As in yield : verb give in, surrender
- As in cede : verb abandon, surrender
- As in chicken out : verb back down
- As in concede : verb acknowledge, give in
- As in consent : verb agree
- As in give in/give up : verb admit defeat
Antonyms for throw in the towel
- agree
- ascend
- assert
- be born
- bear
- begin
- build
- challenge
- claim
- come
- conceal
- condemn
- conquer
- continue
- contradict
- counter
- create
- decline
- defend
- demur
- denounce
- deny
- differ
- disacknowledge
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- disobey
- dispute
- dissent
- dissuade
- do
- fight
- flatten
- forbid
- gain
- guard
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- hold out
- impede
- increase
- join
- keep
- leave
- maintain
- object
- obstruct
- oppose
- overcome
- prevent
- protest
- pursue
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- repel
- repudiate
- resist
- retain
- rise
- stand up to
- stay
- stop
- straighten
- surpass
- take on
- take over
- veto
- win
- withhold
- withstand
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