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 Or to weather an economic emergency, or to stop modern slavery, or to combat unfair trade, or to stick it to a country that forgot to send the president a birthday gift. — Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026 Walking back to a hotel room and finding the bed untouched is no longer necessarily a sign that housekeeping forgot about you. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 And yet, for a millennia after the fall of Rome, the world largely forgot about concrete, until, in the 18th century, an English mason found that mixing limestone and clay could form a paste that hardened underwater. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026 With the Powerball jackpot nearing $1 billion a few months ago, Amos Tillet of Los Angeles bought $20 worth of tickets — and then forgot about them. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 An encounter like that would be memorable for most people, but somehow the pair forgot about each other for five years. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 The world never forgot about him and his death, and neither did Las Vegas. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026 Rodri, who left La Liga and Atletico Madrid for City in 2019, perhaps forgot this particular culture difference between England and Spain. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 At the time, Consuelos, who’s been married to Ripa since 1996, even forgot who his wife and daytime TV co-host was. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026

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Sexton, who missed all five preseason games, was a full participant in practice Monday and did not suffer a setback, Redick said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
When working as a rural OB-GYN, Marshall sued over 700 patients, leading to 81 arrests when patients missed court dates and failed to repay their bills.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of missed

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Since democracy was restored in 1989, no candidate who failed to win the first round of voting has gone on to win the presidency in the second round.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
That plan failed when then-Senate President Susan Wagle refused to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.

— Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of failed

Verb

The Dolphins, who have lost their first five games and are in the midst of a roster retooling, are raising season ticket prices across the board in 2027, after not increasing prices for any seats (and lowering the price of some seats) this year.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
As their name implies, each qubit is stored in an ion, an atom that has lost one or more of its electrons.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of lost

Verb

Interiors were crafted from natural materials and the light-wood walls still omitted an earthy scent.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The most egregious perpetrators of fraud in the industry were corrupt doctors who were paid by patients to send insurance companies medical examination reports that omitted unfavorable findings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026