Synonyms for forfeit
ˈfɔr fɪtfor·feit

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.2 / 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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. forfeit

   Synonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Antonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. forfeit

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Penalty

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 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 WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. forfeitnoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 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.