forgoes in English

verb

1

omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without.

she wanted to forgo the dessert and leave while they could

verb

do without, go without, give up, waive, renounce, surrender, relinquish, part with, drop, sacrifice, abstain from, refrain from, eschew, cut out, swear off, forswear, abjure
forfeit, waive, throw overboard, give up, forego
dispense with, waive, relinquish, foreswear, forego
precede, predate, antedate, forego, antecede

Use "forgoes" in a sentence

1. (42) Captain Ray Cox forgoes sleep to keep soldiers safe.

2. If he chooses one, he forgoes the returns from all the others.

3. Synonyms for Abdicates include renounces, relinquishes, surrenders, abnegates, abjures, waives, yields, forgoes, cedes and foregoes

4. What does Bodhisattva mean? An enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others

5. This reminds us of the solitary shepherd who forgoes sleep to protect his flock from nighttime dangers.

6. Bergman for once forgoes some of his more inaccessible leanings to tell a straight tale with great humour and pathos.

7. These unions are satirically called "naked marriages", in which a couple forgoes the traditional ceremony, wedding banquet or owning an apartment.

8. Michael Natkin’s version of the Korean dish Bibimbap—rice topped with a mix of pickled and cooked vegetables—forgoes the usual runny fried egg on top to be a delicious vegan dish

9. A fully Anechoic chamber is completely insulated in all directions with profiled sound-absorbent materials (Anechoic wedges), whilst the hemi-Anechoic chamber forgoes this technology in the ground direction in order to provide a hard, albeit floating and sound-insulated floor