FORFEITING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

forfeiting

verb

present participle of forfeit

as in waiving

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as in losing

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Iran’s conditions include the US waiving sanctions on oil sales, lifting the naval blockade and ending other economic penalties imposed after the breakdown of the agreement back in June, a regional source familiar with the talks told CNN.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
JetBlue, United Airlines and American Airlines are all waiving fees and fare differences for travel in Boston and other Northeast cities.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of waiving

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Nearly all of the survey’s respondents — 96% — said losing the supplement would be a serious financial blow.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of losing

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The Horned Frogs were aided by BYU’s offensive line committing multiple penalties and having multiple low snaps to Bachmeier, but even without BYU’s mistakes, the Horned Frogs routinely disrupted BYU’s offensive rhythm.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Johnson does good work committing to the bit here, too, barreling forward despite her friends’ alarm and disapproval.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of committing

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The Giants are entrusting Bryce Eldridge, their 21-year-old rookie, with the job of protecting Devers in the lineup.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Now Norvell enters 2026 firmly on the hot seat, entrusting his future to another transfer quarterback.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrusting

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Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said every actor in Hong Kong civil society who assumed that renouncing violence and working within the law would be fine has to revise that assumption.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of renouncing

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