quit synonyms

quit

v.

  1. To cease

    stop, discontinue, leave off, desist, give up, halt, end, knock off*, lay off*, pack it in*; see also stop 2.

  2. To resign

    leave, stop work, walk out, give notice, change jobs, step down, drop out*; see also resign 2. See syn. study at abandon, stop.

  3. To leave

    go away from, depart, vacate; see leave 1.

  4. To abandon

    give up, relinquish, renounce; see abandon 1.

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