FOREGO: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FOREGO?

Need another word that means the same as “forego”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “forego” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Forego” are: dispense with, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive, antecede, antedate, precede, predate, forfeit, give up, throw overboard

Forego as a Verb

Definitions of "Forego" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forego” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.
• Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.
• Be earlier in time; go back further.

Synonyms of "Forego" as a verb (12 Words)

antecede	Be earlier in time; go back further. Investigative reporting long antecedes the invention of miniature cameras.
antedate	Indicate or discover that (a document, event, or word) should be assigned to an earlier date. There are no references to him that would antedate his birth.
dispense with	Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
foreswear	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. I am foreswearing women forever.
forfeit	Lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else. Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates.
forgo	Be earlier in time; go back further. She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.
give up	Deliver in exchange or recompense.
precede	Be earlier in time; go back further. Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify.
predate	Exist or occur at a date earlier than (something. Here parish boundaries seem clearly to predate Roman roads.
relinquish	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.
throw overboard	Utter with force; utter vehemently.
waive	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. Her tuition fees would be waived.

Associations of "Forego" (30 Words)

above	At an earlier place. For instructions refer to the above.
advance	Pay in advance. As the nineteenth century advanced.
ahead	Leading or ahead in a competition. The horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch.
antecedent	Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Her early life and antecedents have been traced.
antedate	Indicate or discover that (a document, event, or word) should be assigned to an earlier date. A civilization that antedated the Roman Empire.
anterior	(of a part of a flower or leaf) situated further away from the main stem. An incident anterior to her troubles.
before	During the period of time preceding a particular event or time. My playing days had ended six years before.
beforehand	Being ahead of time or need. Rooms must be booked beforehand.
first	The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield counting counterclockwise from home plate. His first political race.
former	Of or occurring in the past. The seafarers of former times.
formerly	At a previous time. Mumbai formerly Bombay.
forward	In a forward direction. The captain went fore or forward to check the instruments.
front	The part of a garment covering a person s front. A glass fronted bookcase.
henceforth	From this or that time on. Henceforth parties which fail to get 5 of the vote will not be represented in parliament.
onwards	In a forward direction.
outdistance	Leave (a competitor or pursuer) far behind. He outdistanced the other runners.
outpace	Go, rise, or improve faster than. Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence.
precede	Preface or introduce something with. She always precedes her lectures with a joke.
precedent	A previous case or legal decision that may be or binding precedent must be followed in subsequent similar cases. We hope to set a legal precedent to protect hundreds of miles of green lanes.
preceding	Existing or coming before. A growth in sales above those of the preceding year.
predate	Exist or occur at a date earlier than (something. These mammals predate certain eggs.
predecessor	A thing that has been followed or replaced by another. The chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor.
prefatory	Serving as an introduction; introductory. In his prefatory remarks the author claims that.
prematurely	Too soon; in a premature manner. Prematurely grey hair.
preview	A publicity article or review of a forthcoming film, book, etc., based on an advance viewing. There was a small reception after the preview.
previous	Previous convictions a criminal record. The boat s previous owner.
previously	At an earlier time or formerly. Better than anything previously proposed.
prior	The head of a religious order in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot. He has a prior engagement this evening.
priority	The right to proceed before other traffic. National independence takes priority over class struggle.
untimely	At a time that is unsuitable or premature. Alcohol brought him to an untimely end.