Synonyms of forgot

forgot

verb

past tense of forget

1

as in missed

to be unable to recall or think of

I forget exactly on which street that the house is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• missed
• lost
• disremembered
• unlearned
• ignored
• blanked
• neglected
• misremembered
• disregarded
• passed over
• overlooked
• slurred (over)
• slighted
• overpassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembered
• recalled
• thought (of)
• recollected
• reminisced (about)
• reminded
• flashed back (to)
• minded
• harked back (to)
• harkened back (to)
• hearkened back (to)

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignored
• neglected
• missed
• overlooked
• disregarded
• passed over
• bypassed
• omitted
• slurred (over)
• slighted
• rejected
• failed
• overpassed
• disdained
• brushed (aside or off)
• skimped
• sloughed (off)
• scorned
• shrugged off
• sluffed (off)
• pooh-poohed
• scanted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tended (to)
• attended (to)
• regarded
• remembered
• appreciated
• valued
• cherished
• heeded
• cultivated
• fostered
• noticed
• minded
• noted
• prized
• watched
• treasured
• followed
• marked
• listened (to)
• observed
• remarked
• nurtured
• nursed
• pampered

3

as in neglected

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness

he forgot the pot boiling on the stove

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neglected
• shirked
• slacked (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembered
• did
• attended (to)
• carried out
• performed
• executed
• accomplished
• achieved
• maintained
• kept up

4

as in failed

to miss the opportunity or obligation

I forgot to call on his birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failed
• neglected
• omitted
• ignored
• missed out on
• disregarded
• passed over
• skipped
• overlooked
• slid
• defaulted
• slipped
• pretermitted
• slighted
• overpassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembered
• did
• kept
• observed
• carried out
• performed
• practiced
• heeded
• executed
• met
• minded
• satisfied
• fulfilled
• discharged
• complied (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forgot

As if things weren’t already bleak, Milwaukee was gifted its 21st run after Julio Rodríguez forgot how many outs there were in the bottom of the eighth. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Even on days where the director would come out between dress and tape and make huge cuts to the scenes, Hayden, never once forgot a line or missed her blocking. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026

And the Documentary never suggests Banks was on set or in a position to intervene, covered it up, or later forgot about it. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Another employee got the glove switching part down, but forgot the handwashing in the middle. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Three Tenses is born from a draft Park had written, saved on a floppy disc, then plum forgot about for a couple decades. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Kayley remembered the extra forks but forgot the appetizer plates. — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

So, team ownership apparently forgot that video killed the radio star about 50 years ago. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

One left it in yen, while the other bought gold and forgot about it. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026