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

Every one of those steps is a task, and a lot of that work runs on CPUs, the chips everyone forgot about in the AI conversation. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Sep. 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

But Taylor came to camp at UIC and forgot how to miss the basket. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Years later, Quan never forgot the impact Spielberg had on his career, giving him his start so young. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

Long met the late Michael Jackson decades ago, through Singleton, and never forgot it. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

So stunned was Sarkisian that the 52-year-old coach completely forgot how to form big-boy words with his mouth. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

But Angelo never forgot his desire to open an Italian restaurant. — Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

The filmmakers forgot to give her an arc, and so she is reduced to tipsy comic relief in a bad wig. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026