Antonyms 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

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

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

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

1. forfeit

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Penalty

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. forfeit, forfeiturenoun

   something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;

   Antonyms:
   won, arrogate, lay claim, claim

   Synonyms:
   sacrifice, forfeiture

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"

   Antonyms:
   won, arrogate, lay claim, claim

   Synonyms:
   sacrifice, forfeiture

3. forfeit, forfeiture, sacrificeadjective

   the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

   Antonyms:
   won, lay claim, arrogate, claim

   Synonyms:
   sacrifice, forfeiture, ritual killing

4. confiscate, forfeit, forfeitedverb

   surrendered as a penalty

   Antonyms:
   won, lay claim, arrogate, claim

   Synonyms:
   forfeited, confiscate

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"

   Antonyms:
   won, arrogate, claim, lay claim

   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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. forfeitnoun

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

How to use forfeit in a sentence?

1. 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.

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. Martin Rios:

   We showed up here and there was no official forfeit. I prefer a deserved loss to a forfeit win, to be honest, they are nice guys and I hope they’re well and can enjoy the rest of this. They’re good curlers. Of course, they were 0-7, but we knew they would give us a hard time on the ice.

4. Arthur Schopenhauer:

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

5. Daphne Keller:

   There was a lull, but I think the lull is over. 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.

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