forgetting 1 of 3

adjective

as in forgetful

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forgetting

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noun

as in ignoring

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forgetting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of forget
1
as in missing
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 neglecting
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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3
as in shirking
to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness he forgot the pot boiling on the stove

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4
as in failing
to miss the opportunity or obligation I forgot to call on his birthday

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Recent Examples of forgetting
Noun
But the situation in the country remains dire, and the collective forgetting of the United States’ longest war carries costs of its own. — Laurel Miller, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026 While Platner and his men fought in Fallujah, a wave of public forgetting was already under way. — Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 Whereas the poem ends with order restored, the film leaves history caught in an endless cycle of collapse, rebirth and forgetting. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Rather than presenting memory as a complete record of the past, Fragments of Remembering explores the space between remembering and forgetting. — Photovogue, Vogue, 2 July 2026 Inside, boards blackened by smoke and sweat, the air sweet with cane and forgetting. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 His quest to reclaim the power of writing becomes an inner journey between memory and forgetting, between a lost language and a new one, where human, emotion and meaning must be recreated anew. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026 For example, in learning contexts, adaptive forgetting, or the ability to let go of irrelevant information, can actually improve cognitive performance overall. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 In an age of fast fading and faster forgetting, that message - stitched into every uneven hem - remains radical. — Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
The Clippers make this sound like a case of somebody forgetting to put a cover sheet on their TPS reports, but the document shows a systematic process that yielded four different counts of circumvention. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Gen, forgetting her swollen wrist, perks up at the thought of having a new person to ruin sheets with. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 Experts say that occasional, minor lapses—misplacing items, forgetting a word, or losing your train of thought—are a normal part of the aging process. — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026 Frequently forgetting to take your blood pressure medication could mean missing out on some of its protection against a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular issues, new research suggests. — Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Pizzini remembers forgetting Scooter was a puppet during her first Muppet collaboration in 2016. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 The second mistake bridesmaids make is forgetting that the wedding isn’t about you. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026 The results can be found today in professional locker rooms around the country, today’s stars never forgetting the 5-foot-4 bulldog who gave them their first headline. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Because creating that avenue was a theme of loss and remembering and what forgetting or remembering means for a character. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetting
  1. forgetful
  2. ignoring
  3. missing
  4. neglecting
  5. failing
  6. unaware
  7. disregard
  8. losing
Adjective
  • Indi Star plays Violet Angel, who grew up on a farm and recently suffered a head injury due to a fall on her dad’s tractor, which leads to some comically forgetful moments.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • But even aside from my personal brush with the ex-factor, everyone appears to be a little forgetful right now.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of forgetful
Noun
  • Strategic ignoring begins with recognizing that attention is not an unlimited asset, but a leadership resource.
    — Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Addressing Modern Behavior Patterns Verification tools such as these address behavior patterns such as preemptive ignoring, digital curiosity, and selective responsiveness, all of which have become more common in recent years.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • Wilson was back on the practice field Sunday, despite missing much of training camp with an injury, and will likely open the season as Seattle’s third-string running back.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The death toll in last week’s devastating flooding in Nepal has risen to 903 people, officials said Monday, as the number of those listed as missing nearly doubled to 4,247.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of missing
Verb
  • Or if leadership got seduced by silhouette, movement and atmosphere, neglecting to marry the galleries to the overall concept.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But instead of investing in stronger operational support, employee retention, or product supply chains, Cornell engaged in years of stock buybacks that failed to generate shareholder value, while neglecting the company’s serious problems.
    — Tejal Patel, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of neglecting
Verb
  • Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez provided the margin to prevent a tie, which under House rules is the same as a measure failing outright.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of failing
Adjective
  • The point of the law, Brown said, is to give potentially unaware or financially vulnerable homeowners time to think, and perhaps time to consider other offers, or to investigate the true value of their homes.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When white people get beaten up or injured, as gravely as by torture or as dramatically as in a car chase, the police appear to be unaware or indifferent, as do Black and white townspeople alike.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of unaware
Noun
  • He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on charges of felony evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for safety, obstructing or resisting a peace officer and driving under the influence of drugs, according to police.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • These statements show a total disregard for confidentiality, basic investigative standards and the seriousness of ethics violations.
    — Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disregard
Verb
  • But at this point, many SEC administrators would rather find out by getting a win or by losing and then moving forward with that knowledge.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The tropical cyclone reached Category 5, defined by sustained winds of 157 mph or greater, overnight Friday before losing some of its steam and settling into Category 4’s limits of sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph by Saturday.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
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“Forgetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetting. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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