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Antonyms for throw in the towel


Grammar : Verb
Spell : tou-uh l, toul
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl



Definition 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

Synonyms for throw in the towel

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