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Forfeit

Injury; wrong; mischief.

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Lost 84% connected

Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Lost 84% connected

Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 5

Abandon 76% connected

To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Deed 76% connected

Dead.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Loss 76% connected

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Penalty 76% connected

Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commissio…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Manner of action 1

Lapse 76% connected

A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Confiscate 92% connected

Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forego 92% connected

To quit; to relinquish; to leave.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forfeited 92% connected

of Forfeit

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forfeiture 92% connected

The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forgo 92% connected

To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sacrifice 92% connected

The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Waive 92% connected

A waif; a castaway.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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