Antonyms for call it quits
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kwits |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwɪts |
- agree
- assert
- bear
- begin
- build
- carry on
- carry to term
- come
- commence
- complete
- connect
- continue
- counter
- create
- defend
- deny
- disallow
- disapprove
- do
- fight
- finish
- give birth
- go
- hide
- hold
- increase
- initiate
- join
- keep
- keep on
- open
- oppose
- persevere
- prevent
- pursue
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- restart
- retain
- retry
- rise
- start
- stay
- straighten
- unite
- veto
- withhold
Definition of call it quits
Origin :- "even" (with another), 1660s; earlier "discharged of a liability" (c.1200), perhaps from Medieval Latin quittus (see quit (adj.)).
- As in quit : verb stop doing something
- As in yield : verb give in, surrender
- As in cease : verb stop, conclude
- As in discontinue : verb prevent activity from going on
- As in abort : verb stop or cancel something
Synonyms for call it quits
- abandon
- abdicate
- admit defeat
- arrest
- back down
- back off
- bag it
- bend
- blow off
- bow
- break
- break off
- bring to an end
- buy
- call it a day
- call it quits
- call off
- capitulate
- cave in
- cease
- cede
- check
- close
- close out
- collapse
- come to an end
- come to terms
- conclude
- crumple
- culminate
- cut it out
- cut off
- defer
- desist
- die
- disconnect
- discontinue
- disjoin
- dissever
- disunite
- drop
- end
- fail
- finish
- fold
- fold up
- get on the wagon
- give notice
- give oneself over
- give over
- give up
- give way
- go
- halt
- hand over
- hang it up
- intermit
- interpose
- interrupt
- intervene
- kick over
- kick the habit
- kill
- knock it off
- knock off
- knuckle
- knuckle under
- lay down arms
- lay off
- leave
- leave off
- let go
- nullify
- pack in
- part
- part with
- pause
- put an end to
- quit
- quit cold
- quit cold turkey
- refrain
- refrain from
- relax
- relent
- relinquish
- resign
- retire
- sag
- scrap
- scratch
- scrub
- secede
- separate
- sew up
- shut down
- stay
- stop
- submit
- succumb
- suffer defeat
- surcease
- suspend
- take the cure
- terminate
- throw in the towel
- wind up
- withdraw
- wrap up
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