FORGOTTEN Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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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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

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

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The prescriptions for the anti-psychotic medications Nelson required twice daily were slow to be filled and forgotten on a desk in a corporate office. —

Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 This is one of the oldest rules in the book – so old, perhaps, that people have forgotten it. —

Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Fallahat called for the tragedy not to be forgotten. —

Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026 One of the things that Nina is hitting on right now as there’s a realignment is that people have forgotten how to develop. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026 Most importantly, this project exists because a community refused to let its history be forgotten. —

Danita R. Dehaney, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 If the temperature, humidity or acidity is not favorable, these bacteria can also slumber for decades in a spore form – underfoot and forgotten by nearly all except cattle. —

Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026 The first time, Ralph quickly forgot about the treat, wandered off and picked up a piece of lint off the floor. —

Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 And for those who loved him, who grew up with him, who laughed at the jokes and meant every one of them as a compliment — he will not be easily forgotten. —

Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026

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Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
In his seventh feature collaboration with Scorsese, DiCaprio will join forces with Jennifer Lawrence, with the two playing a couple stranded in a deserted, snowy European town.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026