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forgoes - 19 thesaurus results
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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