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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Additionally, the Unified Government is waiving permitting fees for residents who need electrical work.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Howard also said the defense discussed waiving some public-trial access because of security concerns, but that no Sixth Amendment waiver was made on the record.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of waiving

Verb

The country is also placing its hopes on automation, with the government committing 1 billion Singapore dollars ($787 million) to public AI research from 2026 to 2030.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Always check industry average rates and lender rates before committing to a mortgage lender.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of committing

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Now Norvell enters 2026 firmly on the hot seat, entrusting his future to another transfer quarterback.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
The South Chicago resident is planning to build relationships and help families feel comfortable entrusting their children to him and his educational process — one where reading, literature, and math are connected to life skills.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 24 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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