Synonyms for forgo
fɔrˈgoʊfor·go

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1. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense withverb

   do without or cease to hold or adhere to

   "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

   Synonyms:
   quit, foreswear, predate, antedate, spare, dispense with, part with, release, throw overboard, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, let go of, resign, relinquish, forfeit, antecede, precede, free

2. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedateverb

   be earlier in time; go back further

   "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

   Synonyms:
   lead, foreswear, predate, antedate, come before, dispense with, raven, forfeit, premise, forego, give up, waive, throw overboard, prey, relinquish, preface, antecede, precede, introduce, foredate

3. 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, forfeit, vacate, precede, release, give up, resign, 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

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1. • Abandon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. forgoverb

   Synonyms:
   omit, relinquish, let slip

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "forgo":

   renounce, waive, abandon, relinquish, forego

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1. Mayor Morrow:

   Our police chief said he would forgo his pay raise and also my city manager and our city maintenance officer manager donated their… pay raises also, it was unanimously passed, the budget, and we’re very happy to say that our police officers will be getting their raises.

2. President Barack Obama:

   The lobbying that is taking place on the other side is fierce, it is well-financed, it is relentless, and in the absence of your voices, you are going to see the same array of forces that got us into the Iraq War, leading to a situation in which we forgo a historic opportunity and we are back on the path of potential military conflict.

3. Jim Hefner:

   I guess we would make more of an effort to get something planted, we may forgo corn and plant soybeans.

4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:

   Many could forgo heavy meals, a full wardrobe, a fine house, et cetera it is the ego they cannot forgo.

5. Mike Gallagher:

   Earlier this week, President Biden claimed that the pandemic was over. It seems everyone but Speaker Pelosi agrees. by extending proxy voting, Speaker Pelosi continues to allow members to forgo the most important component of their job — voting — and lie to their constituents in the process. The day when Republicans take back the House and eliminate this unconstitutional and unethical practice can’t come soon enough.