Synonyms of sacrificing

sacrificing

verb

present participle of sacrifice

as in offering

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

• offering
• dedicating
• giving
• immolating
• devoting
• surrendering
• consecrating
• yielding
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sacrificing

The bottom chart shows that, by sacrificing about $1,700 of upside for $5,000 in outperformance during a severe downside move, and given how jittery this trade has been lately, this is a way to stay in it with considerably less risk. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Up until now, optimizing for one usually meant sacrificing the others. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

However, doing so risks sacrificing some portion of local media rights revenue—last year, local media revenue contributed 10% of teams’ overall take. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Via a merger, SpaceX would be sacrificing half of those fast-rising earnings to the Tesla shareholders, and getting what’s for now a minimal contribution from Tesla. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

This may mean sacrificing some Saturday mornings to cheer on a great-niece or great-nephew at their soccer game or attending school plays. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

But there’s a difference between widening the conversation and sacrificing it to a simulacrum. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

The best way to stay aware without sacrificing your tunes is bone conduction headphones. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Rather than swapping to a low-sodium diet, using a blend that features one particular peptide isolated from the edible Hypsizygus marmoreus mushroom could mean drastically reducing salt intake for your health, without sacrificing flavor. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026