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Synonyms for forfeit
ˈfɔr fɪtfor·feit

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Wiktionary3.2 / 5 votes

  1. 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, surrender

  2. forfeitverb

    Synonyms:
    withgo, forgo

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 2 votes

  1. forfeit

    Synonyms:
    fine, penalty, mulct, amercement, damages, loss

    Antonyms:
    premium, bribe, douceur, remuneration, compensation, reward, gratuity

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. forfeit, forfeiturenoun

    something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;

    Synonyms:
    sacrifice, forfeiture

    Antonyms:
    won, arrogate, lay claim, claim

  2. forfeit, 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, forfeiture

    Antonyms:
    won, arrogate, lay claim, claim

  3. forfeit, 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 killing

    Antonyms:
    won, lay claim, arrogate, claim

  4. confiscate, forfeit, forfeitedverb

    surrendered as a penalty

    Synonyms:
    forfeited, confiscate

    Antonyms:
    won, lay claim, arrogate, claim

  5. 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, 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

    Antonyms:
    won, arrogate, claim, lay claim

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. forfeitnoun

    Synonyms:
    fine, mulct, amercement, penalty, forfeiture

  2. forfeitverb

    Synonyms:
    lose (by some offence, by neglect, or by breach of condition)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 2 votes

  1. forfeitnoun

    Synonyms:
    forfeiture, philopena, fine, mulct, penalty, amercement

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "forfeit":

    confiscate, gained, acquired, lose

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How to use forfeit in a sentence?

  1. Arthur Schopenhauer:

    We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people.

  2. Larry Hogan:

    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.

  3. Cherise Trump:

    There have been too many occasions where faculty members had to abandon their beliefs and forfeit their academic freedom in order to keep their jobs. I'm concernedthat the more resources universities pour into this endeavor by only hiring facultywho are willing to tow the line, the less they will focus on developing highly skilled individuals who can easily enter the workforce at top levels.

  4. Daphne Keller:

    There was pretty broad consensus that this was an emergency and you could take emergency measures and forfeit some other priorities in the name of public health.

  5. Phaedrus:

    I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.


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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