sacrifice vs forfeit

forfeit vs sacrifice

sacrifice and forfeit both are nouns.

sacrifice is not an adjective while forfeit is an adjective.

sacrifice and forfeit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sacrifice	Yes	No	Yes	No
forfeit	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, sacrifice and forfeit are synonyms defined as:

sacrifice and forfeit: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

Other synonyms of sacrifice include forfeiture.

sacrifice (noun)	forfeit (noun)
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.	a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners	something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

sacrifice (adjective)	forfeit (adjective)
	surrendered as a penalty

sacrifice (verb)	forfeit (verb)
kill or destroy	lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
endure the loss of
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
sell at a loss

Difference between sacrifice and forfeit

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