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 David Diamond, a neuroscientist at the University of South Florida, studies what goes on in the brain when a parent forgets their child in a car. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 Bret complains about how quickly the school forgets Matt Kellner following his disappearance, but The Shards appears equally unmoved by him. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 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

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But that misses the delight Arzner took in her stars and in the backlot drama of the studios.

— Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Big misses in the recent Michigan and Wisconsin Democratic primaries left some proclaiming (again) that no one should trust the polls.

— Henry Olsen, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

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But the directive conspicuously neglects to mention local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with data centers.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of neglects

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But water vapor can amplify atmospheric warming that other greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide cause, which the statement omits, and on which Blue Origin did not respond to a request for comment.

— Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Disney’s proposal to the roughly 1,700 workers represented by Actors’ Equity omits paid parental leave and cuts paid holidays from 12 to 11, according to an April 6 email reviewed by The Times.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026