forgo

[fawr-goh] / fɔrˈgoʊ /

VERB

give up, do without

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abdicate abstain eschew forsake pass on pass up quit refrain relinquish renounce resist swear off waive

STRONG

abjure cede desist forbear pass resign sacrifice surrender yield

WEAK

give in go on the wagon leave alone leave out pack in sit out take the cure take the oath

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assert claim defend do hold keep remain retain

STRONG

continue deny fight refuse use veto win

WEAK

indulge

Example Sentences

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States that pause development forgo jobs, tax revenue, and a foothold in the AI economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Campbell and colleagues had some participants in a study use ChatGPT to complete a writing assignment, and had some forgo help from the tool.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The FDA should forgo the usual human clinical trials in order to bring about this shift, a spokesperson for the alliance said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The agents decided to forgo asking their supervisors for permission and flashed their badges to access some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including California’s “Coed Killer,” Edmund Kemper.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Or forgo the northern route altogether and fly the imaginary plane east from the Beni, toward the mouth of the Amazon.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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