Synonyms of sacrifice

1. forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice, act, deed, human action, human activity: usage: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
2. sacrifice, personnel casualty, loss: usage: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
3. sacrifice, loss: usage: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
4. sacrifice, ritual killing, killing, kill, putting to death: usage: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
5. sacrifice, putout: usage: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

1. sacrifice, give, release, relinquish, resign, free, give up: usage: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
2. sacrifice, kill: usage: kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
3. sacrifice, sell: usage: sell at a loss
4. sacrifice, offer, offer up: usage: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals