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 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 Each time the price comes back down, Europe forgets what the spike was trying to say. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 25 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 But everyone clocks out eventually—a fact Kristy never forgets. — Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026 Orlanes never forgets to put in the work. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 In its hyper-focus on Moulin himself, the film forgets to incorporate the wider world, including and especially the question of who might have betrayed him — a real mystery it half-teases before ignoring. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 May 2026

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Verb

But public health experts say that misses the deeper problems the outbreak has exposed.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, noted that AstraZeneca has had far more hits than misses recently, creating high expectations for success.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of misses

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But that framing ignores a few factors, as was pointed out to Deadline by the leader of one suitor committed to safeguarding the company’s unique, cinephile-forward culture.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Why would someone hand over their best idea to a process that usually ignores it?

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of ignores

Verb

Scholars have noted that Belmont’s focus on protection neglects the importance of research equal access, undermining data relevance and other benefits of research participation.

— Stephanie Haridopolos, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
But that story neglects the price paid by small farmers who are forced to sell their land and work for wealthy landowners.

— Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026

Definition of neglects

Verb

Companies use self-service technology to cut costs, but risk losing customers when the technology fails without human support.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 10 July 2026
If that fails, the Yankees still have some internal ways of improving their pen, at least theoretically.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Definition of fails

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While exploring leader Maurice White's triumphs and conflicts, the film limits or omits crucial voices such as Clive Davis, Al McKay, and Larry Dunn.

— Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.D, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The Mac edition shows the top five trackers along with other statistics, but omits the breakdown by tracker type.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026