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forget

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of forget

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

disremember, unlearn
Words Related to forget

lose, miss

blank

misremember

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)
Near Antonyms of forget

remind
Antonyms of forget

flash back (to), hark back (to), harken back (to), hearken back (to), recall, recollect, remember, reminisce (about), think (of)
2 to fail to give proper attention to
  • She promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college.
Synonyms of forget

bypass, disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)
Words Related to forget

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp
Near Antonyms of forget

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark
Antonyms of forget

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)
3 to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
  • He forgot the pot boiling on the stove.
Synonyms of forget

neglect, shirk
Words Related to forget

slack (off)
Near Antonyms of forget

carry out, do, execute, perform

accomplish, achieve

keep up, maintain
Antonyms of forget

attend (to), remember
4 to miss the opportunity or obligation
  • I forgot to call on his birthday.
Synonyms of forget

fail, neglect, omit
Words Related to forget

disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight

slide, slip

default

skip
Phrases Synonymous with forget

miss out on
Near Antonyms of forget

heed, mind, remember

keep, observe

carry out, do, execute, perform, practice (also practise)

discharge, fulfill (or fulfil), meet, satisfy

comply (with)

Synonym Discussion of forget

neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention.
    • habitually neglected his studies
disregard suggests voluntary inattention.
    • disregarded the wishes of his family
ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious.
    • ignored the snide remark
overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care.
    • in my rush I overlooked a key example
slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting.
    • slighted several major authors in her survey
forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind.
    • forget what others say

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