forgettable

adjective

for·​get·​ta·​ble fər-ˈge-tə-bəl 

fȯr-

: fit or likely to be forgotten

a forgettable movie

Examples of forgettable in a Sentence

It was an extremely forgettable performance.

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike Watergate, when a smoking gun tape implicated President Richard Nixon, to many, the 1980s scandal seemed a blur of byzantine Cold War diplomacy, opaque Swiss bank accounts, and a large cast of forgettable middlemen. —Time, 14 May 2025

Milly’s fresh take on florals will make those tiny, forgettable patterns look like distant fashion history. —Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

After last year’s incredibly disappointing offseason and the forgettable 2024 campaign that followed, these are the kinds of moves that Cowboys fans want to see from Jerry Jones. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025

For every Fiorello La Guardia or Michael Bloomberg, there are dozens of forgettable and ignominious characters in New York’s mayoral lineage. —Eric Lach, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for forgettable

• wettable
• regrettable
• unforgettable