All forgo synonyms
for·go
F f verb forgo
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- waive — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- forsake — to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
- abdicate — If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
- pass on — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- pass up — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- swear off — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- cede — If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.
- sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- desist — If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it.
- resign — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- leave out — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- pack in — Hunting. a number of hounds, especially foxhounds and beagles, regularly used together in a hunt.
- sit out — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- pass by — go past
- go without — be deprived of, not have
- do without — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- eschew — Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.