Synonyms for quit
verb
To cease
stop, discontinue, leave off, desist, give up, halt, end, knock off*, lay off*, pack it in*; see also stop 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.
To leave
go away from, depart, vacate; see leave 1.
To abandon
give up, relinquish, renounce; see abandon 1.
See quit in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave1, pull out, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approachTo relinquish one's engagement in or occupation with:
demit, leave1, resign, terminate. See continueTo give up or leave without intending to return or claim again:
abandon, desert3, forsake, leave1, throw over. Idioms: run out on, walk out on. See keepTo cease trying to accomplish or continue:
abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, relinquish, remit, stop. (Informal) swear off. (Slang) lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See continueTo come to a cessation:
arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt1, leave off, stall1, stop, surcease. Idiom: come to a halt (or standstill) (or stop). See continueTo conduct oneself in a specified way:
acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean1, deport, do. See be
adjective
Owing or being owed nothing:
even1, quits, square. See pay
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