Fall-by-the-wayside Synonyms

Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. drop out
  2. give up
  3. drop by the wayside
  4. throw-in
  5. throw-in-the-towel
  6. quit
  7. chuck up the sponge

Fall-by-the-wayside Sentence Examples

  • This is where many would-be tattoo artists fall by the wayside - they give up and seek traditional employment.

  • We fall by the wayside at times because we are not perfect in our present state of human consciousness.

  • Workbooks also make a great summer activity for those months when you might not be "schooling" but don't want newly budding reading skills to fall by the wayside.

  • It may sound silly, but small gestures of love are the things that can easily fall by the wayside as you become more bound to each other.

  • In a world filled with skimpy bikinis and daring thong bottoms, it's easy for sexy one piece swimsuits to fall by the wayside.