FORGETS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

forgets

verb

present tense third-person singular of forget

as in misses

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

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as in ignores

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 neglects

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

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as in fails

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

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Recent Examples of forgets The colleague who recalls the exact figure from a report read months ago, or the friend who never forgets a name out of habit— both register as sharp, and everyone else registers as scattered. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Candace Owens, who often forgets that misogyny applies to her, too, chimed in on their behalf. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 The sudden sight of a dish so delicious — or grotesque — the body briefly forgets its need for oxygen. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Vaani said ‘The mind forgets but the heart doesn’t, and great music stays in the heart…. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 July 2026 There’s a great accidental gag in a cut bit from the original MTV pilot when a deputy pulls up to arrest Knoxville and forgets to put her car in park. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Macron forgets his watch Macron appeared to leave behind his watch after eating lunch with several other world leaders. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026 Bonnie forgets her toys almost instantly and is overjoyed when Lilypad adds her to a group chat for the girls in her dance class. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026 On the other, giving up 24 goals in a five-game loss to a team that immediately forgets how to score and gets swept isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of a team being close to contending. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 June 2026

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Verb

His fastball only sits around 92-93, maybe 94 on a good day, but his funky delivery adds deception and misses bats.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
An organization can grow without actually scaling to match, and if leadership misses that gap, things can run aground fast.

— Richard Neal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of misses

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Karl Buchholz, Broomfield Recent coverage of RTD’s budget and ridership crisis completely ignores the elephant in the room, public safety.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
Two things are always in motion, the agent's confidence and the person's trust, and an interface that ignores both will feel wrong long before anyone can say why.

— Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of ignores

Verb

Nolan foregrounds the nobility that guides the character (his guilt, his dedication to his men, his yearning for his family) and neglects his wily cunning and egotism.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Richard Brody laments its lack of gods, writing that this modern interpretation neglects a key part of the story and undermines its enchantments.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of neglects

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Witchel, who built physics simulations to predict athletic injury before pivoting to cognitive care, argues that statistical AI fails at the individual level.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
In turn, there is a perception that the endeavor is one big cash grab, one that is not worth the risk of embarrassment if the film fails critically and/or commercially.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2026

Definition of fails

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As the family loses another beloved member, The Sopranos alums are grieving the death of Vincent Pastore.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
All the structure and discipline in the world won’t spare him from criticism if Michigan loses four games this year, which is a distinct possibility with a schedule that includes Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana and Oklahoma.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of loses

Verb

No startup closes a serious enterprise contract without one; no vendor-security questionnaire omits it.

— Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
By suppressing this continuity between the natural and the supernatural realms, Nolan omits much of what makes the Homeric age so different, including the ambience of the divine and the distinctive moral realm that goes with it.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026