quitting 1 of 3

noun

as in departure
the act of leaving a place we simply didn't know what to make of the couple's sudden quitting of the party

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quitting

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adjective

1
as in surrendering

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as in dying

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quitting

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verb

present participle of quit
1
as in leaving
to give up (a job or office) he decided to quit his job at the fast-food restaurant

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2
as in abandoning
to stop doing (something) permanently her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking

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as in stopping
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions

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as in deserting
to cause to remain behind he quit the house sometime around nine this morning and hasn't been seen since

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as in succumbing
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) tried to persuade his daughter to remain at home, but eventually he just quit and let her go out on her own

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as in ending
to come to an end will this teasing ever quit?

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as in paying
to give what is owed for eager to quit all debts before starting married life

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as in exiting
to leave a place often for another we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food

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as in behaving
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way I thought the kids quitted themselves quite well at the concert tonight

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Recent Examples of quitting
Noun
Even then, Golden says the logistics of quitting often became a source of comic relief. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Howe’s quitting came on the back of Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali being sold. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 There's no quitting in this country. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 27 June 2026 Behavioral habits, including hand-to-mouth motion, inhalation and smoking rituals may also contribute to why quitting is difficult for many smokers. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The quitting on his team in the final game of that season. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Some are on sabbatical from their jobs and are slowly talking themselves into quitting. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026 Overall, 92,000 jobs were lost, and the voluntary quitting rate dropped — seen as a measure of employees’ confidence in their ability to find new work. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026 There are no alliances or no voting mechanism, but anyone losing or quitting is immediately out of the game, until there is only one contender remaining. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Kerr graduated from high school in Reno and played baseball at Mendocino College in Northern California for two years before quitting the sport. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 After his first game, a 13-4 thrashing in the Swansea Senior League, Wright considered quitting. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Because high-potency vapes drive up physical tolerance, standard quitting aids — like over-the-counter patches or nicotine gum — can sometimes feel inadequate to a user seeking immediate relief. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Instead of quitting cold turkey, a growing group is carving out intentional pockets of offline time, a move that’s colliding with the analog aesthetic revival, phone-free spaces and friction tools designed to hand control back to the user. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 Jameela Ammara Simmons, a mother of three who worked for a moving and insurance company before quitting three weeks ago, was the only one of 22 defendants to appear in court in regular street clothes. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Combining medication with behavioral counseling increases the chance of successfully quitting. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 The data demonstrates that anxious workforces tend to overcompensate with high performance before quitting, rebelling or failing. — Stacey Zolt Hara, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 That said, joining and quitting Instagram within the span of, say, a week would be pretty iconic. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quitting
  1. departure
  2. surrendering
  3. dying
  4. leaving
  5. abandoning
  6. stopping
  7. succumbing
  8. ending
Noun
  • Hill’s departure marks the end of an extraordinary run in one of heavy metal’s defining bands.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Minervini’s departure at least temporarily ends his long run as a studio host/sports anchor in South Florida.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of departure
Adjective
  • The Mule lands on the planet, and Indbur the weasel immediately kneels before the pirate, completely surrendering.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of surrendering
Adjective
  • What’s the vibe for you, post-dying?
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of dying
Verb
  • Soon the village doctor is found murdered and the townsfolk turn on the boy, leaving the stranger as his only hope.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Inaccurate existing models Conventional power generation uses high-temperature steam to turn turbines, leaving vast amounts of low-temperature waste heat uncaptured.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • And in Steinbeck’s original telling, Cathy — the most beloved patricidal, baby-abandoning prostitute in literature — is simply born that way.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That approach could help the Army strengthen its missile defenses without abandoning the technology and infrastructure already supporting its air defense operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • But Hurts threw incomplete on first down, wasting only four seconds and stopping the clock.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The crackdown extended beyond the protest venue, with police stopping buses, cars and other vehicles at checkpoints on routes into the capital and searching for demonstrators.
    — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • These rosy reveries gradually darken as Wilde remembers succumbing to hedonism, deceit, debt, and disgrace.
    — Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, despite receiving rave reviews, the Scottish actor was succumbing to complications from AIDS.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of succumbing
Verb
  • The Justice Department has sued California and other states over their trans-inclusive sports policies, and successfully threatened large hospitals into ending gender-affirming care programs.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • All the Washington Commanders needed to do was spike the ball and kick a game-ending field goal in overtime.
    — Jake Kauderer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of ending

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“Quitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quitting. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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