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

Need another word that means the same as “forfeit”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “forfeit” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Forfeit” are: forego, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive, surrender, relinquish, hand over, deliver up, part with, yield, sacrifice, renounce, be stripped deprived of, be stripped of of, lose, forfeiture, penalty, fine, fee, charge, sanction, penance, confiscate, forfeited

Forfeit as a Noun

Definitions of "Forfeit" as a noun

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

• The action of forfeiting something.
• A penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something.
• An item of property or a right or privilege lost as a legal penalty.
• Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty.
• A game in which trivial penalties are exacted for minor misdemeanours.
• Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty.
• A fine or penalty for wrongdoing.
• The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

Synonyms of "Forfeit" as a noun (8 Words)

charge	The price charged for some article or service. Smaller charges fired on three minute fuses lit by hand.
fee	Money paid as part of a special transaction, for example for a privilege or for admission to something. An annual membership fee.
fine	Money extracted as a penalty.
forfeiture	Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty. Magistrates ordered the forfeiture of his computer.
penalty	A payment required for not fulfilling a contract. A penalty corner.
penance	A religious observance or other duty required of a person by a priest as part of this sacrament to indicate repentance. He had done public penance for those hasty words.
sacrifice	An animal person or object offered in the act of sacrifice. The ancient laws of animal sacrifice.
sanction	A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society’s standards. It had the sanction of the church.

Usage Examples of "Forfeit" as a noun

• The contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time.
• The loser must pay a forfeit.

Forfeit as a Verb

Definitions of "Forfeit" as a verb

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

• Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.
• Lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else.
• Lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.

Synonyms of "Forfeit" as a verb (16 Words)

be stripped deprived of	Be priced at.
be stripped of of	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
deliver up	Hand over to the authorities of another country.
forego	Be earlier in time; go back further.
forgo	Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.
give up	Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
hand over	Guide or conduct or usher somewhere.
lose	Miss from one s possessions lose sight of. Lose that creep.
part with	Go one’s own way; move apart.
relinquish	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive.
renounce	Refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee. Isabella offered to renounce her son s claim to the French Crown.
sacrifice	Make a sacrifice bid. In that event East West would sacrifice in six spades.
surrender	(in sport) lose (a point, game, or advantage) to an opponent. The president has surrendered to panic and is making things worse.
throw overboard	Make on a potter’s wheel.
waive	Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim. Her tuition fees would be waived.
yield	Be the cause or source of. He yielded to the demands of his partners.

Usage Examples of "Forfeit" as a verb

• Forfeited property.
• You've forfeited your right to name your successor.
• Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates.
• She didn't mind forfeiting an hour in bed to muck out the horses.

Forfeit as an Adjective

Definitions of "Forfeit" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forfeit” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing.
• Surrendered as a penalty.

Synonyms of "Forfeit" as an adjective (2 Words)

confiscate	Surrendered as a penalty.
forfeited	Surrendered as a penalty.

Usage Examples of "Forfeit" as an adjective

• His possessions were declared forfeit.

Associations of "Forfeit" (30 Words)

abdicate	Fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty. The King abdicated when he married a divorcee.
abeyant	Inactive but capable of becoming active.
abstain	Formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion. Most pregnant women abstain or drink very little.
analgesia	Absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness. She was able to take analgesia orally.
arrogate	Take or claim (something) without justification. They arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation s true interests.
birthright	Personal characteristics that are inherited at birth. She saw a liberal education as the birthright of every child.
confiscate	Take or seize (someone’s property) with authority. The police confiscated the stolen artwork.
confiscation	Seizure by the government. A court ordered the confiscation of her property.
deprivation	The lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity. Sleep deprivation.
deprive	Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something. The city was deprived of its water supplies.
disenfranchise	Deprive (someone) of the rights and privileges of a free inhabitant of a borough, city, or country. A hard core of kids who are disenfranchised and don t feel connected to the school.
foreswear	Turn away from; give up. I am foreswearing women forever.
forfeited	Surrendered as a penalty.
forfeiture	Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty. Magistrates ordered the forfeiture of his computer.
forgo	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.
impound	Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. It will impound a reservoir 130 miles long.
impoverish	Make poor. The soil was impoverished by annual burning.
kingship	The dignity or rank or position of a king. Edmund assumed kingship of Mercia.
loot	Money. A gang looted Rs 1 5 lakh from a passenger.
loss	A person who or thing that is badly missed when lost. He will be a great loss to many people.
property	Shares or investments in property. The property of heat to expand metal at uniform rates.
relinquish	Part with a possession or right. Relinquish your grip on the rope you won t fall.
renounce	Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. Isabella offered to renounce her son s claim to the French Crown.
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The patient was seized with unbearable pains.
steal	Move stealthily. A delicious languor was stealing over her.
surrender	The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence. The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered.
take	Ascertain or determine by measuring computing or take a reading from a dial. It takes me about a quarter of an hour to walk to work.
usurp	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession. Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke.
usurpation	Wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority. A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation.
waive	Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim. Her tuition fees would be waived.