Meaning & use
forgone
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given up or done without, especially something that could otherwise have been had or done.
See it in a sentence
Vacation plans were a forgone luxury during the company's busiest quarter.
With the deadline looming, sleep became a forgone necessity for the whole team.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'foregone,' as in 'a foregone conclusion' (an inevitable outcome) — that common phrase uses a different, though related, spelling.
Words with a similar meaning
relinquishedforfeited
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Words with an opposite meaning
retained
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