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Synonyms for forfeit
ˈfɔr fɪtfor·feit
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Wiktionary
forfeitverb
To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.
Synonyms:
capitulate, surrenderforfeitverb
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
forfeit
Synonyms:
fine, penalty, mulct, amercement, damages, lossAntonyms:
premium, bribe, douceur, remuneration, compensation, reward, gratuity
Princeton's WordNet
forfeit, forfeiturenoun
something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
Synonyms:
sacrifice, forfeitureforfeit, forfeiturenoun
a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
"the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
Synonyms:
sacrifice, forfeitureforfeit, forfeiture, sacrificeadjective
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Synonyms:
sacrifice, forfeiture, ritual killingconfiscate, forfeit, forfeitedverb
surrendered as a penalty
Synonyms:
forfeited, confiscateforfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, foregoverb
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
Synonyms:
spare, antedate, allow, abandon, vacate, precede, release, give up, resign, forgo, kick, throw in, predate, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, cede, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, deep-six, drop out, free, antecede, drop by the wayside, forego, quit, foreswear
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
forfeitnoun
Synonyms:
fine, mulct, amercement, penalty, forfeitureforfeitverb
Synonyms:
lose (by some offence, by neglect, or by breach of condition)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
forfeitnoun
Synonyms:
forfeiture, philopena, fine, mulct, penalty, amercement
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "forfeit":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#625 | release | |
#972 | loss | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1114 | fine | |
#1142 | move | |
#1202 | allow | |
#2215 | avoid | |
#3169 | lose | |
#3338 | deliver | |
#3782 | journey | |
#4806 | penalty | |
#4950 | damages | |
#5089 | kick | |
#5202 | acquired | |
#5628 | proceed | |
#6027 | quit | |
#6173 | spare | |
#6626 | gained | |
#8574 | reject | |
#9280 | sacrifice | |
#9957 | resist | |
#10105 | depart | |
#11444 | cease | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#17379 | migrate | |
#18763 | waive | |
#19661 | resign | |
#22808 | discontinue | |
#22834 | forfeiture | |
#29516 | forfeit | |
#29755 | forfeited | |
#31524 | shun | |
#33043 | precede | |
#36540 | vacate | |
#41807 | relinquish | |
#42606 | renounce | |
#49362 | forgo | |
#49931 | forego | |
#66067 | cede | |
#67809 | confiscate | |
#94947 | predate | |
#131463 | capitulate | |
#281138 | antedate | |
#332329 | forfend |
How to use forfeit in a sentence?
I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
The primary dues a writer or any artist pays is to remain sentient, and to forfeit the illusionary luxury of such anesthetics as avoidance, numbness, and denials.
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time.
Lamar’s gotta get (vaccinated), with the rules the NFL put down, I can’t imagine a team wanting to forfeit a game or lose a chance at the playoffs and none of the players getting paid because someone won’t get a vaccine.
In this particular case, the petition was not filed because the family in this particular case had agreed to forfeit the firearm that was in question and they were not going to pursue the return of that firearm.
Translations for forfeit
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- مصادرةArabic
- губя, лишавам се от, глобаBulgarian
- prohrát kontumačněCzech
- aufgeben, verwirkenGerman
- χάνω, τίμημα, πρόστιμο, στερούμαιGreek
- rendir, perderSpanish
- perdre, abandonner, déclarer forfaitFrench
- pionósIrish
- caillScottish Gaelic
- अर्थदंडHindi
- perdoLatin
- opgeven, verliezen, verbeuren, verkwanselenDutch
- stracić, zrezygnować, zrzec sięPolish
- perder, penalidade, desistir, render-sePortuguese
- сдаться, утратить, сдаваться, лишаться, расплата, лишиться, утрачивать, штрафRussian
- izgubiti, predatiSerbo-Croatian
- stratiť, pokuta, prepadnúť, vzdať, penáleSlovak
- walk overSwedish
- 丧失Chinese
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