Synonyms of sacrifices

sacrifices 1 of 2

noun

plural of sacrifice

as in offerings

something offered to a god

the herders selected their best lamb as a sacrifice in order to receive blessings from their god

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offerings
• victims
• contributions
• immolations
• donations
• oblations
• libations
• propitiations
• holocausts

sacrifices

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sacrifice

as in offers

to give up as an offering to a god

according to the Old Testament, Abraham was willing to sacrifice even his son to God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offers
• immolates
• gives
• dedicates
• consecrates
• devotes
• surrenders
• yields
• hands over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sacrifices

Noun

Behind the glitz of multimillion-dollar funding rounds that define today’s unicorns are often years of founder sacrifices and barely-there paychecks. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Eventually, Watts sacrifices and Crouch’s appetite for success led pay dividends. — Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Both teams made great sacrifices playing Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday and emotions were high. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

She’s known for a focus on the pressures and sacrifices of artistic women. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

For Coburn, documentary filmmaking ensures that the sacrifices, accomplishments, and lessons of figures like Du Bois, Marian Anderson, and Maya Angelou continue to strengthen the people who come after them. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

In order to raise her baby — and protect the child’s privacy — Libby is going to have to make sacrifices in her career. — Evelyn Skye, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

At Johannesburg’s former Women’s Jail, now a museum, women speak of past sacrifices, linking them to today’s struggles. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Johnson isn’t the only one making sacrifices to make ends meet. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Distributing compute across many smaller sites sacrifices the per-unit economics of hyperscale, where massive single-site procurement drives down the cost of power, cooling and hardware in ways a 10-megawatt facility simply can't match. — Jolie Kahn, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Need an inclusive dish that sacrifices no flavor? — Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

In the series finale, which premiered on New Year’s Eve as a stand-alone episode, Eleven sacrifices herself to save the world. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026

His team sacrifices for one another just like those ’70s teams. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 May 2026

Jack re-enters the cave, finds Desmond, and sacrifices himself by replacing the stone cork, which reignites the light and stabilizes the island. — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026

Colloff’s reporting is, as usual, dogged and exhaustive, and the book reads like a thriller, but never sacrifices the humanity of the people Skalnik hurt. — Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

In the film Damon portrays a celebrated astronaut who, stranded and desperate, nearly sacrifices humanity to save himself. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026

Without the protein in the system, the body sacrifices muscle tissue to compensate. — Matthew Kayser, jsonline.com, 10 Apr. 2026