forgettable

adjective

Definition of forgettablenext
as in unremarkable

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Recent Examples of forgettable The utilitarian furniture and forgettable decor have been replaced with richer textures and more thoughtful design details throughout. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026 Voting inertia rears its head for The Bear’s largely forgettable fourth season. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 July 2026 Chubby, humble, forgettable Butch, calling out from heart to heart. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Although a forgettable match for many, both Canada and South Africa were playing in their very first World Cup knockout fixture. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgettable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgettable
  1. unremarkable
  2. unmemorable
Adjective
  • Using Neanderthal cranium shapes to estimate specific brain regions’ volume, some investigators claimed to see signs of a mind with feeble linguistic abilities, poor executive function and an unremarkable memory.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
  • These hit the ticker the same day IBM cratered 25%, erasing roughly $40 billion in market value on a revenue miss that, in any other environment, would have been unremarkable.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of unremarkable
Adjective
  • Maradona produced, even in an unmemorable first half, quite an individual performance.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • There's not an unmemorable line reading, not one physical movement wasted.
    — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of unmemorable

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