What are some opposite words for give away?
Antonyms for give awaygive away
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Princeton's WordNet
give awayverb
make a gift of
"She gave away her antique furniture"
Synonyms:
unwrap, let on, bring out, divulge, expose, betray, shit, stag, shop, let out, break, reveal, discover, denounce, tell on, snitch, grass, disclose, ratunwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let outverb
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
Synonyms:
crack, snitch, unveil, pick up, break away, give way, unwrap, key out, soften, scupper, get word, shop, split up, fall apart, part, collapse, shit, die, distinguish, transgress, learn, chance upon, weaken, exhibit, widen, bump, discover, light upon, demote, stop, set off, fall upon, break in, break out, separate, emit, split, go, damp, undo, smash, name, come across, interrupt, founder, get a line, offend, get out, release, relegate, get wind, chance on, bring out, violate, reveal, divulge, pause, betray, let on, get around, wear out, cave in, debunk, conk out, put out, break-dance, denounce, check, break up, breach, introduce, come upon, publish, give, attain, see, strike, bring on, better, find out, grass, uncover, burst, go bad, peril, describe, break off, disclose, endanger, bust, identify, find, fail, rat, break dance, issue, dampen, let loose, fall in, erupt, let out, hear, intermit, ruin, kick downstairs, happen upon, fracture, break down, infract, produce, go against, come apart, bankrupt, give out, tell on, develop, expose, break, detect, discontinue, key, snap off, notice, display, observe, wear, stag, utter, recrudescegive awayverb
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
Synonyms:
unwrap, let on, bring out, divulge, expose, betray, shit, stag, shop, let out, break, reveal, discover, denounce, tell on, snitch, grass, disclose, ratdenounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stagverb
give away information about somebody
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Synonyms:
thieve, cop, betray, hook, buy at, stag, let on, mark, stool, reveal, spy, disclose, deceive, expose, defecate, fail, take a shit, frequent, sell, browse, bewray, snoop, snitch, make, brand, fink, lead astray, ca-ca, cheat, shit, grass, break, wander, sleuth, sponsor, crap, shop, glom, grass over, divulge, stigmatize, patronise, shop at, stigmatise, knock off, blackleg, bring out, take a crap, denounce, cuckold, unwrap, patronize, tell on, cheat on, discover, scab, rat, let out
How to use give away in a sentence?
We are not going to give away ambassador posts to the highest bidder.
Four decades ago Jimmy Carter gave away the Panama Canal, we built it, we paid for it and then a feckless left-wing president gave it away. Well Mr. President, you don't have the authority to give away vital military assets, and if you do that, you will be held accountable by the next president for undermining the national security of this country.
We feel this is an exciting way to raise capital. We have had serious talks with major venture funds but have decided to grow the company somewhat more before we let them in. Right now we would have to give away a too big part of the company, the money will be used for an even more aggressive push into the U.S. market, which is our fastest growing market and where we see the best potential for growth going forward.
What you see is a whole spectrum of opinions from those who believe it is never right to give away your life, and I imagine the Pope falls into that category, through to those who see it as a human right, to be able to decide when and how to give away your life, it's quite a good thing to open up the debate.
What you keep for yourself, you lose. What you give away, you keep forever.
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