ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsacrifice
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sacrifice
Meaning: giving up something valuable for the sake of something else considered more important
sacrifice in a sentence
How sacrifice is used in real sentences:
Skipping the party was a small sacrifice compared to acing tomorrow's test.
Moving to a new city for the job felt like a huge sacrifice, since it meant leaving lifelong friends behind.
“Niko made a sacrifice for the team.”
— from the passage The Ridge Vote
Synonyms for sacrifice
Other words for sacrifice — forfeiture, surrender and concession — carry the same meaning.
- forfeiture
- surrender
- concession
Antonyms of sacrifice
Words that mean the opposite of sacrifice:
- gain
Where it comes from
From Latin sacrificium 'a making sacred'
Word parts
- sacr/sanct — holy; sacred
sacrifice: sacr (sacred) + fic (make)
Memory hook
SACRIFICE sounds like sacred — giving something up to honor what matters most.