FORGOT Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

forgot

verb

past tense of forget

as in missed

to be unable to recall or think of I forget exactly on which street that the house is

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as in ignored

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 neglected

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness he forgot the pot boiling on the stove

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as in failed

to miss the opportunity or obligation I forgot to call on his birthday

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Recent Examples of forgot At my latitude, the northern horizon glows all evening in early-to-mid July like somebody forgot to turn the sun off completely. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Formal attire is required, though the cruise line can provide suit jackets for those who don’t have them (or forgot one like me). — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026 One unnamed company, per Axios, ran up a $500 million Claude bill in a single month after management forgot to set a usage cap. — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In the first years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, many Americans forgot about it. — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 The boy’s father was supposed to drop off the boy at school in the morning but forgot the child was in the car, Novoa said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2026 Also, Gehrig forgot to hit two home runs in any inning. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it. — Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 However, neither Zac nor Lydia forgot the conversation had just hours prior. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

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Scheffler, who hadn't missed a cut since 2022, shot a 2-over 72 in the second round, finishing two shots outside the cut line.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
But please remember that in 2019, Judge missed 60 games and Giancarlo Stanton only played 18 the whole year — and the Yankees still won 103 games.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Definition of missed

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For decades, the Supreme Court had all but ignored the 2nd Amendment, viewing it as a somewhat outdated provision involving militias, akin to the 3rd Amendment.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
As the message was written in Portuguese, Lopes initially ignored it before Aguas followed up again a few months later, this time in English.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of ignored

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An analysis published today by independent researchers does the work the advisors neglected to do before the vote and, in turn, shows how harmful the decision is to vulnerable US toddlers.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Wright sold the property in 1925 and later owners divided the building into six units and neglected to preserve the historically significant property.

— River Davies, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026

Definition of neglected

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This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of failed

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Crucially, Allen self-submitted for the award after HBO omitted her from their contender list.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober also earned their first Emmy nominations after successfully self-submitting in the guest drama acting categories when HBO Max's initial ballot omitted them.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 8 July 2026