Synonyms for drop out
drop out

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1. drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the spongeverb

   give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

   "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

   Synonyms:
   spare, leave office, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, put in, give up, resign, forgo, kick, throw in, come in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, step down, cede, depart, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, inject, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, free, drop by the wayside, interpose, take leave, forego, interject, quit, foreswear

   Antonyms:
   enter, participate

2. drop outverb

   withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values

   "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California"

   Synonyms:
   drop by the wayside, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, quit, give up, throw in the towel, throw in

   Antonyms:
   participate, enter

3. drop outverb

   leave school or an educational program prematurely

   "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

   Synonyms:
   drop by the wayside, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, quit, give up, throw in the towel, throw in

   Antonyms:
   enter, participate

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1. • Leave
   • Retire

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1. Matt Spellman:

   It's too big, it really is. I'm ready( for people to drop out). It's getting to be too overwhelming.

2. Ted Cruz on Wednesday:

   I'm curious how many reporters ask Marco Rubio after losing four states in a row, 'So when do you drop out when you haven't won a state?'.

3. Kevin Nguyen:

   I think it’s important to know how retention rate is kind of measured, as well as how to keep retention rate at the University of Arizona because I do know that after the first year of college or second year of college even, a lot of students drop out because either it’s too much work or it’s too hard.

4. Kathy Dodd:

   We all feel bad for him ... personally I think he should drop out, I don't think it's worth it.

5. Rand Paul:

   I'm hoping that after this, the rest of them will drop out and just let me be their nominee.