Forfeit Synonyms and Antonyms

fôrfĭt
To suffer the loss of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. drop
  2. lose
Antonyms:
  1. retain
  2. win
  3. gain
  4. profit
Something given as sacrifice
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. forfeiture
  2. amercement
  3. confiscation
  4. fine
  5. mulct
  6. penalty
  7. philopena
Antonyms:
  1. win
  2. victory
  3. gain
Sacrifice
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. forfeiture
  2. sacrifice
Antonyms:
  1. retention
Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abandon
  2. give up
  3. sacrifice
  4. relinquish
  5. forego
  6. surrender
  7. amerce
  8. confiscate
  9. waive
  10. give over
  11. default
  12. fine
  13. throw overboard
  14. lose
  15. loss
  16. penalty
  17. forgo
Antonyms:
  1. claim
Surrendered as a penalty
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. confiscatory
  2. forfeited
  3. confiscate

Words Related to Forfeit

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Forfeit Sentence Examples

  • If you don't, you will forfeit the deposit.

  • In return for these privileges the lord was liable to forfeit his rights if he neglected to protect and defend the tenant or did anything injurious to the feudal relation.

  • In these circumstances the law held the criminal's life forfeit, and he might be slain or taken as a prisoner or slave.

  • Their estates were forfeit.

  • The conspiracy failed, and Eustace was sentenced to forfeit his English fiefs.

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