The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LOSES , but the solution may also be CEDES which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Forfeits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LOSES | 73 % | 5 |
| CEDES | 13 % | 5 |
| LOSSES | 13 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Forfeits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- forfeiture
- confiscate
- waive
- give up
- sacrifice
- render
- forgo
- lost
- throw overboard
- loses
- relinquishes
- surrenders
Crossword Answer definitions
LOSES verb- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
- To cause to part with; to deprive of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LOSES
- Gets whupped
- Gets licked
- Doesn't win
- Falls short, in points
- Sheds, as weight
- Blows it
- Comes up short
- Gets eliminated
- Doesn't carry the day
- Goes down in defeat
More clues leading to the result CEDES
- Gives up
- Surrenders
- Grants
- Lets go of
- Agrees not to keep
- Surrenders by treaty
- Transfers
- Relinquishes
- Signs over
- Yields, as territory