1
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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2
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
Unfortunately, Bradley forgets a little thing called search history.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Additional humor comes from a very broad Farmiga, but the series forgets that Barbara exists for long stretches and rarely benefits from her presence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
But your nervous system never forgets.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
See, everybody forgets that part.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The left in particular forgets this all the time with shootings, seeking to blame the gun instead.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
The thing about bullying is that the bully typically has no memory of it later, while the wounded party never forgets.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Dictatorships exhaust themselves through destruction, but democracies adapt and grow stronger—a lesson Washington sometimes forgets.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And any candidate—left, right, or center—who forgets that will fail, because Black voters are insisting that our priorities come first.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Additional humor comes from a very broad Farmiga, but the series forgets that Barbara exists for long stretches and rarely benefits from her presence.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
But your nervous system never forgets.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
See, everybody forgets that part.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The left in particular forgets this all the time with shootings, seeking to blame the gun instead.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
The thing about bullying is that the bully typically has no memory of it later, while the wounded party never forgets.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Dictatorships exhaust themselves through destruction, but democracies adapt and grow stronger—a lesson Washington sometimes forgets.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And any candidate—left, right, or center—who forgets that will fail, because Black voters are insisting that our priorities come first.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgets
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Kayshon Boutte is day-to-day with a hamstring injury, which means New England could push Stefon Diggs outside if Boutte misses any time, allowing Douglas to get more run out of the slot against the Buccaneers this week.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Saito always misses his cats while hiking.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Continue reading … LIZ PEEK – AI layoffs could spark a socialist surge if America ignores the warning signs.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Slashing aid for Colombia ignores the heart of the issue, said Idler.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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What a leader neglects in the dark will inevitably be revealed in the light, often at staggering costs.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This narrative neglects the systemic nature of discrimination, Black lived experiences, and ongoing activism.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement As the world fails to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement target, climate leaders from across industries are working overtime to make up for the lack of global governmental action.—
Erin McMullen,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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For this new study in particular, the researchers focused on the 5FU, which often both fails to reach cancer cells efficiently and attacks healthy tissue—causing side effects like nausea, fatigue and, in rare cases, even heart failure.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, each conversion step consumes energy, introduces delay, and loses some of the information carried by the original signal.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Judges also review arbitration awards with a high degree of deference, meaning the side that loses the arbitration is often disincentivized to petition a judge to vacate the award.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Accordingly, the film retains certain elements of the novel, but omits or changes others.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Forgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgets. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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