foregoes
Chooses to skip
Foregoes is the third-person singular of forego, which has two meanings.
To forego something is to go before it: The appetizer foregoes the main course.
More commonly, forego means to do without or give up—though this sense is traditionally spelled forgo: She foregoes dessert when dieting.
The spelling distinction is fading in contemporary usage.
Prioritizing others over oneself
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- self-sacrificeSurrendering for others' benefit
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
devotion · charity · generosity · philanthropy · giving up · letting go · forfeiture · disavowal
Formal surrender of claim
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- restraintControl over impulses
willpower · discipline · moderation · asceticism · fasting · continence · abnegation · austerity
Something that precedes
- precursorSomething that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- predecessorOne who came first
- advanceMove or progress forward
preliminary · prior · earlier · before · preemptive · anticipatory · preface · prologue
Yielding a point
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
surrender · submission · compliance · resignation · waiver · ceding · stepping aside · giving way
Authorized delay of obligation
- postponementDelaying to later
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
- backseatVehicle's rearward passenger area
- afterthoughtIdea added belatedly
sidelining · neglecting · bypassing · skipping · omitting · passing over · setting aside · tabling
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- self-sacrificeSurrendering for others' benefit
martyrdom · devotion · charity · generosity · philanthropy · giving up · letting go · forfeiture · disavowal · repudiation
renunciation
Formal surrender of claim
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
restraint · willpower · discipline · moderation · asceticism · fasting · continence · abnegation · austerity · eschewing
antecedent
Something that precedes
- precursorSomething that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- predecessorOne who came first
advance · preliminary · prior · earlier · before · preemptive · anticipatory · preface · prologue · herald
concession
Yielding a point
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
relinquishment · surrender · submission · compliance · resignation · waiver · ceding · stepping aside · giving way · deferral
deferment
Authorized delay of obligation
- postponementDelaying to later
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
- backseatVehicle's rearward passenger area
afterthought · sidelining · neglecting · bypassing · skipping · omitting · passing over · setting aside · tabling · shelving
- foregone conclusionsResults assumed beforehand