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PERSEVERING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word persevering. (opposite meanings)
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forsaking
verbv
noun

• the act of forsaking

• the act of giving something up

halting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• disabled in the feet or legs

• fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

yielding
adjectiveadj
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of conceding or yielding

adjective satellite

• inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

• lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure

• tending to give in or surrender or agree

abandoning
verbv
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

ceasing
nounn
noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

neglecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

quitting
verb, nounv, n
verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up or retire from a position

• go away or leave

• turn away from; give up

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

succumbing
verbv
verb

• consent reluctantly

• be fatally overwhelmed

surrendering
verbv
noun

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

verb

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• relinquish possession or control over

giving up
verbv
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of forsaking

Alternatives for FORSAKING

Alternatives for HALTING

Alternatives for YIELDING

Alternatives for ABANDONING

Alternatives for CEASING

Alternatives for NEGLECTING

Alternatives for QUITTING

Alternatives for SUCCUMBING

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