Synonyms for sacrifice
ˈsæk rəˌfaɪssac·ri·fice

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1. sacrificeverb

   To trade (a value of higher worth) for one of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more such as an ally or business relationship or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.

   Synonyms:
   at a loss, sell

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. sacrifice

   To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.

   Synonyms:
   abandon, alienate, capitulate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, surrender, yield

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. sacrificeverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, immolate, destroy, surrender, forego

   Antonyms:
   reserve, retain, appropriate, withhold

2. sacrificenoun

   Synonyms:
   offering, oblation, immolation, surrender, destruction, atonement, propitiation, appeasement, expiation

   Antonyms:
   reservation, appropriation, retention, salvation, rescue, offence, transgression

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. forfeit, forfeiture, sacrificenoun

   the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

   Synonyms:
   forfeit, forfeiture, ritual killing

2. sacrificenoun

   personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

   Synonyms:
   forfeit, forfeiture, ritual killing

3. sacrificenoun

   a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

   "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"

   Synonyms:
   forfeit, forfeiture, ritual killing

4. sacrifice, ritual killingnoun

   the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

   Synonyms:
   forfeit, forfeiture, ritual killing

5. sacrificeverb

   (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

   Synonyms:
   forfeit, forfeiture, ritual killing

6. sacrifice, giveverb

   endure the loss of

   "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

   Synonyms:
   commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, impart, pass on, move over, return, establish, reach, present, have, fall in, make, pay, throw, gift, kick in, feed, break, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, devote, hold, pass, render, yield, turn over, leave, give way, consecrate, generate, contribute, afford, hand

7. sacrificeverb

   kill or destroy

   "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"

   Synonyms:
   give

8. sacrificeverb

   sell at a loss

   Synonyms:
   give

9. sacrificeverb

   make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

   Synonyms:
   give

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Kill
   • Loss
   • Offer
   • Personnel Casualty
   • Sell

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. sacrificeverb

   Synonyms:
   immolate, offer up

2. sacrificeverb

   Synonyms:
   surrender, give up

3. sacrificenoun

   Synonyms:
   immolation

4. sacrificenoun

   Synonyms:
   offering, oblation

5. sacrificenoun

   Synonyms:
   surrender

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sacrificenoun

   Synonyms:
   oblation, immolation, surrender, loss, giving up, holocaust, hecatomb

2. sacrificeverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, immolate, surrender, give up, forego

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1. List of paraphrases for "sacrifice":

   sacrifices, slaughter, self-sacrifice, culling, slaughtering, cull, victim

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How to use sacrifice in a sentence?

1. Pete Hegseth:

   When you add up that sacrifice, it starts to give you a tiny sense of what the cost of freedom has been in this nation.

2. Chaplain Daniel Thompson:

   Thank God for those that are willing, when needed, to make the sacrifice, william was part of a long line of servicemen to put on the uniform and give up his life.

3. Jared Woodfill:

   All of my clients continue to be committed to fighting this unjust policy, what is shocking is that many of my clients were on the front line treating COVID-positive patients at Texas Methodist Hospital during the height of the pandemic. As a result, many of them contracted COVID-19. As a thank you for their service and sacrifice, Methodist Hospital awards them a pink slip and sentences them to bankruptcy.

4. James Barrie:

   Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.

5. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow:

   Mary's Meals is a series of lots of little acts of love. If you put all those acts of sacrifice together, it creates a beautiful thing - Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Mary's Meals Founder and CEO