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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In a rare and largely unprecedented move for a death penalty case, Kosowski represented himself, waiving his right to a jury trial and allowing a judge in Pinellas County, Florida, to decide his fate.

— Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Some states are waiving gas taxes as prices soar.

— Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of waiving

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The returning group, which also includes Jacob Ross, is still feeling the sting of losing to Michigan in the national championship game more than five months ago.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The Mets allowed four earned runs in an exceptionally sloppy third inning, losing a 3-2 lead.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of losing

Verb

As Fox reported in its broadcast, the last time the Bills won a game despite committing five turnovers was in 1997 against Indianapolis.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
The airport-massager sketch had Brunson in a supporting role to Mikey Day, whose commendable job committing to the bit couldn’t keep it from being one-note.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 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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