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Contexts ▼▲ Opposite of present participle for to hold or maintain Opposite of present participle for to stop associating with Opposite of present participle for to give a portion or part of something to others Opposite of present participle for to hand over (something), typically for legal or financial reasons Opposite of present participle for to give something and receive something of the same kind in return (informal) Opposite of present participle for to pass or give (something to someone) Opposite of present participle for to give, place or hand back something … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to hold or maintain throwing away discarding junking dumping ditching scrapping chucking shedding jettisoning tossing abandoning binning deserting unloading casting aside throwing out casting off exorcizingUS cashiering exorcisingUK relinquishing losing eighty-sixing shucking off deep-sixing forsaking giving up dispensing with tossing out leaving doing away with getting rid of shucking disposing of writing off casting throwing aside putting out to pasture excluding eliminating nixing pitching sluffing off washing your hands of laying by flinging off forgoing flinging rejecting flinging away throwing off negativing sloughing off Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to stop associating with dropping axing scrapping dumping jettisoning junking chucking ditching throwing out unloading trashing culling disposing eliminating shedding tossing removing relinquishing dispatching binning expelling exorcizingUS rejecting cashiering exorcisingUK losing pitching ejecting dispossessing discarding throwing away casting aside dispensing with getting shot of thrusting aside throwing on the scrapheap laying by flinging off setting aside tossing out parting with eighty-sixing shucking off doing away with disposing of deep-sixing sweeping away flinging away throwing overboard getting rid of chucking out chucking away having done with shaking off casting off sloughing off casting away “A good workplace culture will allow you to retain your talented employees.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to give a portion or part of something to others sharing apportioning allocating allotting dispensing distributing rationing dividing up portioning out divvying meting prorating rationing out assigning dealing dealing out divvying up doling out giving out handing out carving up dishing out measuring out parceling out parcelling out partitioning out splitting up according administering cutting the pie piecing up “Each of us would just get our own fries and hoard them for ourselves.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to hand over (something), typically for legal or financial reasons giving up relinquishing surrendering abdicating ceding forfeiting giving renouncing waiving yielding delivering abandoning coughing up handing over laying down losing turning in turning over conveying rendering transferring giving away giving in letting go of parting with sacrificing immolating conceding forgoing resigning offering up offering casting aside sparing kissing goodbye to eschewing foregoing doing without letting go withgoing signing away kissing goodbye dropping passing up saying goodbye to going without paying with leaving behind betraying prostituting “Whatever benefits have already accrued to you, you'll be allowed to keep.” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to give something and receive something of the same kind in return exchanging swapping trading changing switching interchanging replacing substituting bandying reversing transferring wrixling flip-flopping converting into swapping over handing over yielding ceding surrendering reciprocating displacing shifting commuting bartering superseding “On second thoughts, I'll keep this ring!” Verb ▲ (informal) Opposite of present participle for to pass or give (something to someone) throwing passing giving handing transferring conveying delivering handing over handing out handing down giving over handing round passing on letting someone have sending on “Keep the change, you filthy animal!” Verb ▲ Opposite of present participle for to give, place or hand back something returning yielding handing back retroceding sending back carrying back giving back restoring taking back paying back putting back thrusting back tossing back placing back “The DVD is not due back for another week, so you can continue to keep it.” Find more words! 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