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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

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)

Near Antonyms of forget

Antonyms of forget

flash back (to), hark back (to), harken back (to), hearken back (to), mind [chiefly dialect], 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

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

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

Near Antonyms of forget

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

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

Words Related to forget

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, pretermit, slight

Phrases Synonymous with forget

Near Antonyms of forget

heed, mind, remember

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

discharge, fulfill (or fulfil), meet, satisfy

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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