Synonyms for forgo
fɔrˈgoʊfor·go

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1. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense withverb

   do without or cease to hold or adhere to

   "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

   Synonyms:
   quit, foreswear, predate, antedate, spare, dispense with, part with, release, throw overboard, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, let go of, resign, relinquish, forfeit, antecede, precede, free

2. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedateverb

   be earlier in time; go back further

   "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

   Synonyms:
   lead, foreswear, predate, antedate, come before, dispense with, raven, forfeit, premise, forego, give up, waive, throw overboard, prey, relinquish, preface, antecede, precede, introduce, foredate

3. forfeit, 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, forfeit, vacate, precede, release, give up, resign, 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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1. • Abandon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. forgoverb

   Synonyms:
   omit, relinquish, let slip

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "forgo":

   renounce, waive, abandon, relinquish, forego

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1. Mike Gallagher:

   Earlier this week, President Biden claimed that the pandemic was over. It seems everyone but Speaker Pelosi agrees. by extending proxy voting, Speaker Pelosi continues to allow members to forgo the most important component of their job — voting — and lie to their constituents in the process. The day when Republicans take back the House and eliminate this unconstitutional and unethical practice can’t come soon enough.

2. Galileo Galilei:

   I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

3. Masanori Kuwata:

   Any negative impact to our current situation could have a significant impact on our workforce, because of this, we opted to forgo raising base salaries this year.

4. Vivek Pandya:

   Consumers are having to down-shift and forgo certain premium products and instead go for the cheaper ones. In groceries, that means people shifting from organic fruit to non-organic fruit.

5. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

   Iran used to forgo some maritime offenses in ... (the) Gulf but will never close (its) eyes anymore.