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| Main Entry: | forgo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up, do without |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abjure, abstain, cede, desist, eschew, forbear, forsake, give in, pass, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, resign, resist, sacrifice, surrender, waive, yield, go on the wagon, leave alone, leave out, pack in, pass on, pass up, sit out, swear off*, take the cure, take the oath |
| Notes: | forego means to go before or precede (as in fore) and to do without is to forgo |
| Antonyms: | continue, indulge, keep, use |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abdicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up a right, position, or power |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abjure, abnegate, bail out*, cede, drop, forgo, leave, leave in the lurch, opt out, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, retire, sell out*, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield, bag it, demit, give up, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, quitclaim |
| Antonyms: | assert, assume, challenge, claim, defend, defy, hold, maintain, remain, retain, treasure, usurp |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abnegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | renounce |
| Synonyms: | abstain, decline, forbear, forgo, refrain, reject, give up |
| Main Entry: | abstain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold back from doing |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence-sit, forbear, forgo, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain, refuse, renounce, shun, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, spurn, starve, stop, take the cure, take the pledge, withhold |
| Antonyms: | indulge, use |
| Main Entry: | decline |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say no |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abstain, avoid, balk, beg to be excused, bypass, demur, deny, desist, disapprove, dismiss, don't buy, forbear, forgo, gainsay, nix*, not accept, not hear of, not think of, pass on, refrain, refuse, reject, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, send regrets, shy, spurn, turn down, turn thumbs down |
| Antonyms: | accept, say yes |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deny |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, negate, negative, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, spurn, taboo, turn down, veto, withhold, call on, disacknowledge, enjoin from, keep back, not buy, say no to, take exception to, turn thumbs down |
| Antonyms: | accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, grant, go along |
| Main Entry: | dispense with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | omit; do away with |
| Synonyms: | abolish, brush aside, cancel, dispose of, disregard, do without, forgo, get rid of, ignore, pass over, relinquish, shake off, waive, abstain from, give up, render needless |
| Antonyms: | accept, keep, regard, retain, take, use |
| Main Entry: | do without |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get along without |
| Synonyms: | dispense, endure, forgo, abstain from, give up |
| Main Entry: | eschew |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have nothing to do with |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abjure, abstain, avoid, double, duck, elude, evade, forgo, forswear, refrain, renounce, sacrifice, shun, shy, give up, have no truck with, let well enough alone, not touch, shy away from, steer clear of, swear off* |
| Antonyms: | embrace, like, love |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forbear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | resist the temptation to |
| Synonyms: | abstain, avoid, bridle, cease, curb, decline, desist, escape, eschew, evade, forgo, hold back*, inhibit, keep, omit, pause, refrain, restrain, sacrifice, shun, stop, withhold, go easy, keep from |
| Antonyms: | continue, indulge, involve, partake, use |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forsake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, turn one's back on |
| Synonyms: | abdicate, cast off, change one's tune, desert, disclaim, disown, drift away, forgo, forswear, give up, have done with, jettison, jilt, kiss goodbye, leave, leave flat, leave high and dry, quit, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, run out on, set aside, show the door, spurn, surrender, take the oath, throw over*, walk out on*, wash one's hands of, yield |
| Antonyms: | go back, rediscover, return, revert |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forswear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, disavow |
| Synonyms: | abjure, deny, disclaim, disown, drop, forgo, forsake, recall, recant, reject, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, take back, withdraw, give up, swear off |
| Antonyms: | revert, go back to |
| Main Entry: | refrain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do without; keep from doing |
| Synonyms: | abstain, arrest, avoid, cease, check, curb, desist, eschew, forbear, forgo, halt, inhibit, interrupt, keep, leave off, pass, quit, renounce, resist, restrain, stop, withhold, be temperate, give up, go on the wagon, not do, pass up, sit out, take the cure, take the pledge |
| Antonyms: | do, go ahead, jump in |
| Main Entry: | relinquish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up, let go |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abnegate, back down, cast, cast off, cede, cut loose*, desert, discard, ditch*, drop, drop out, dump*, forbear, forgo, forsake, forswear, hand over, kick, leave, opt out, quit, release, renounce, repudiate, resign, sacrifice, shed, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield, drop like hot potato, kiss good-bye, lay aside, quit cold turkey, retire from, stand down, swear off*, take the oath, take the pledge |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | renounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, reject |
| Synonyms: | abdicate, abjure, abnegate, arrogate, cast off, decline, defect, deny, desert, disavow, discard, disclaim, disown, drop out, dump*, eschew, forgo, forsake, forswear, leave off, opt out, quit, rat*, recant, relinquish, repudiate, resign, sell out*, spurn, tergiversate, throw off, throw over, turn, waive, walk out on, abstain from, apostacize, demit, divorce oneself from, give up, leave flat, swear off, take the pledge, tergiverse, toss over, wash hands of |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, condone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up responsibility |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, bail out, bow out, capitulate, cede, drop, drop out, fold, forgo, forsake, hand over, leave, quit, relinquish, renounce, retire, secede, step down, surrender, terminate, turn over, vacate, waive, yield, cease work, demit, divorce oneself from, end service, give notice, give up the ship, hand in resignation, hang it up, separate oneself from, sign off, stand aside, stand down, throw in the towel, walk out, wash hands of |
| Antonyms: | agree, take on |
| Main Entry: | resist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | withstand, oppose |
| Synonyms: | abide, antagonize, assail, assault, battle, bear, brook, buck, check, combat, confront, contend, continue, counteract, curb, defy, dispute, duel, endure, fight back, forbear, forgo, hinder, hold, maintain, persevere, persist, prevent, refrain, refuse, remain, repel, stay, stonewall*, suffer, thwart, traverse, turn down, weather, abstain from, countervail, die hard, hold off, hold out against, keep from, leave alone, put up a fight, remain firm, stand up to, struggle against |
| Antonyms: | comply, conform, go along |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sacrifice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up, let go |
| Synonyms: | cede, drop, endure, eschew, forfeit, forgo, lose, offer, renounce, spare, suffer, surrender, waive, yield, immolate, kiss goodbye, offer up, part with, resign oneself to |
| Antonyms: | hold, refuse |
| Main Entry: | waive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up; let go |
| Synonyms: | abandon, allow, cede, defer, delay, disclaim, disown, dispense with, forgo, grant, hand over, hold up, leave, neglect, postpone, put off, reject, relinquish, remit, remove, renege, renounce, reserve, resign, shelve, stay, surrender, suspend, table, turn over, yield, hold off, prorogue, refrain from, set aside |
| Antonyms: | claim |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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