Synonyms of forgone

forgone

verb

variants also foregone

past participle of forgo

as in avoided

to resist the temptation of

I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoided
• kept (from)
• withheld (from)
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• checked
• eschewed
• forborne
• abjured
• shunned
• denied
• fought
• refused
• constrained
• curbed
• rejected
• inhibited
• repudiated
• combated
• bucked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted (to)
• given in (to)
• yielded (to)
• surrendered (to)
• succumbed (to)
• bowed (to)
• conceded (to)
• capitulated
• acquiesced (to)
• knuckled under (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forgone

Many companies in the past have forgone shipping costs, allowing shoppers to keep a little extra money in their pockets in time for the holidays. —Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 3 Dec. 2025

Many companies in the past have forgone shipping costs, allowing shoppers to keep a little extra money in their pockets in time for the holidays. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025

This requires the agency to tally the costs avoided and the benefits forgone from the action. —James Broughel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025