Need another word that means the same as “forgo”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “forgo” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Forgo” are: dispense with, forego, foreswear, relinquish, waive, antecede, antedate, precede, predate, forfeit, give up, throw overboard, do without, go without, renounce, surrender, disavow, part with, drop, sacrifice, forswear, abjure, swear off, steer clear of, abandon, cede, yield, abstain from, refrain from, eschew, cut out
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forgo” as a verb can have the following definitions:
abandon | Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch. He had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed. |
abjure | Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. She abjured her beliefs. |
abstain from | Refrain from voting. |
antecede | Be earlier in time; go back further. Investigative reporting long antecedes the invention of miniature cameras. |
antedate | Establish something as being earlier relative to something else. There are no references to him that would antedate his birth. |
cede | Give up (power or territory. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain. |
cut out | Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch. |
disavow | Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children. |
dispense with | Give or apply (medications. |
do without | Engage in. |
drop | Let or cause to fall in drops. Shop til you drop. |
eschew | Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of. He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. |
forego | Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. |
foreswear | Turn away from; give up. I am foreswearing women forever. |
forfeit | Lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing. You ve forfeited your right to name your successor. |
forswear | Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. I swore that I would lead us safely home and I do not mean to be forsworn. |
give up | Cause to happen or be responsible for. |
go without | Begin or set in motion. |
part with | Leave. |
precede | Furnish with a preface or introduction. Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify. |
predate | Come before. Here parish boundaries seem clearly to predate Roman roads. |
refrain from | Choose not to consume. |
relinquish | Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. Relinquish the old ideas. |
renounce | Formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession. These agreements were renounced after the fall of the Tsarist regime. |
sacrifice | Make a sacrifice bid. The animals were sacrificed after the experiment. |
steer clear of | Direct (oneself) somewhere. |
surrender | (in sport) lose (a point, game, or advantage) to an opponent. The president has surrendered to panic and is making things worse. |
swear off | Promise solemnly; take an oath. |
throw overboard | Organize or be responsible for. |
waive | Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. Her tuition fees would be waived. |
yield | Move in order to make room for someone for something. This year s crop yielded 1 000 bushels of corn. |
abandon | The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry. Fans invaded the pitch and the match was abandoned. |
abandonment | The action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned. His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless. |
abdicate | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor. |
abjure | Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. She abjured her beliefs. |
abstain | Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. Most pregnant women abstain or drink very little. |
cancel | A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. A cancel title page. |
capitulate | Surrender under agreed conditions. The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces. |
cede | Relinquish possession or control over. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain. |
dereliction | The shameful failure to fulfil one’s obligations. His derelictions were not really intended as crimes. |
disinherit | Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting. The Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son. |
disown | Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage. |
foreswear | Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. I am foreswearing women forever. |
forfeit | The action of forfeiting something. The contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time. |
forsake | Renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant. I won t forsake my vegetarian principles. |
forswear | Agree to give up or do without. The country has not forsworn nuclear weapons. |
leave | In snooker croquet and other games the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player. A ten day s leave to visit his mother. |
presidency | The office and function of president. The liberal climate that existed during Carter s presidency. |
quit | Behave in a specified way. He quit as manager of the struggling Third Division team. |
recant | Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun. |
recede | (of a man) begin to go bald. The floodwaters had receded. |
relinquish | Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. Relinquish the old ideas. |
renounce | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. She renounced her husband. |
repudiate | Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid. Philip was excommunicated in 1095 because he had repudiated his wife. |
resign | Give up or retire from a position. He resigned himself to his fate. |
retract | Withdraw or go back on (an undertaking. The cat retracted her claws. |
surrender | The action of surrendering a lease or life insurance policy. The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered. |
vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. He successfully vanquished his rival. |
waive | Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim. He will waive all rights to the money. |
withdraw | Withdraw from active participation. Patients were withdrawn from therapy when they had been depression free for a month. |
yield | Move in order to make room for someone for something. The milk yield was poor. |
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