FORGOTTEN Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

forgotten 1 of 2

adjective

as in deserted

left unoccupied or unused a forgotten doll under the bed a long-forgotten house down a winding dirt road

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forgotten

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verb

variants or forgot

past participle of forget

as in missed

to be unable to recall or think of I forget exactly on which street that the house is

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as in ignored

to fail to give proper attention to she promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college

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as in neglected

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness he forgot the pot boiling on the stove

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as in failed

to miss the opportunity or obligation I forgot to call on his birthday

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Recent Examples of forgotten

Adjective

Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget. —

Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026 Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months. —

Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026 The term separation of powers has become a quaint concept from a forgotten Constitution. —

Carolyn Cavecche, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025 Porter Hodge, for example, is now earning high-leverage opportunities after being a forgotten reliever for most of the year. —

Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025

Verb

When South Africa’s Teboho Mokoena blasted home a penalty that leveled things in the 83rd minute and Mercedes-Benz Stadium erupted at an ear-splitting decibel level, any thoughts of The Wave were well and truly forgotten. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 Just faded to a dark backdrop of the forgotten. —

Literary Hub, 19 June 2026 In Cars, vehicles talk and run a whole society; in Finding Nemo, fish feel imprisoned when they’re placed in a tank; Inside Out posits, through the use of anthropomorphized memories, that to be forgotten is a fate as bad as death. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 For the past five years, Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday, encouraging people across the country to reflect not only on the nation's tangled past with slavery, but the wider legacy of forgotten, ignored and intentionally buried stories about Black America. —

Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 June 2026 But when the museum closed its doors 14 years ago, Davis knew the history inside was at risk of being forgotten. —

Crystal Cooper, CBS News, 18 June 2026 From obscure grape to regional influence What was once viewed as a difficult and largely forgotten variety is beginning to gain traction throughout Rías Baixas. —

Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The history of Quakertown’s disappearance ended up being forgotten by many, according to Cupit. —

Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026 However, neither Zac nor Lydia forgot the conversation had just hours prior. —

Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten

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Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents and base personnel tracked two suspects while ordering residents to shelter in place, then discovered 51 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl inside the deserted vehicle.

— Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The sonic world became an online phenomenon unto itself, as users paired wistful and dreamy sounds with their own photos of deserted corridors and empty malls.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026