as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
a forgotten doll under the bed a long-forgotten house down a winding dirt road
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or forgot
1
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 forgotten
Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Will Tizard, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
The earth-shattering events of the first trilogy have been all but forgotten, and the Magisterium looms as large as ever.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Advertisement These enemies of the Republic never forgot the its violent birth.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Because right now, Florida State looks like a team that forgot who it was supposed to be.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
A lot of history was lost this week, but the movie theater was part of it — and it shouldn’t be forgotten.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Some may have forgotten that Triumph acquired OSET, one of the biggest names in off-road motorcycles for kids, three years ago.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
His timeless riffs and solos, the billowing smoke coming from his Les Paul, the rockets shooting from his headstock, his cool spacey onstage wobble and his unforgettable crazy laugh will be missed but will never be forgotten.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Porter Hodge, for example, is now earning high-leverage opportunities after being a forgotten reliever for most of the year.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
In this city, at least, they were never forgotten, says Markova, in part because the company was known for its socially conscious local investments, building homes for its workers, a community pool, and more.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
The earth-shattering events of the first trilogy have been all but forgotten, and the Magisterium looms as large as ever.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Advertisement These enemies of the Republic never forgot the its violent birth.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Because right now, Florida State looks like a team that forgot who it was supposed to be.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
A lot of history was lost this week, but the movie theater was part of it — and it shouldn’t be forgotten.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Some may have forgotten that Triumph acquired OSET, one of the biggest names in off-road motorcycles for kids, three years ago.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
His timeless riffs and solos, the billowing smoke coming from his Les Paul, the rockets shooting from his headstock, his cool spacey onstage wobble and his unforgettable crazy laugh will be missed but will never be forgotten.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten
Adjective
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Vargas nodded at the nearly deserted river.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The streets below looked deserted.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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McLaurin missed each of Washington's last four games after suffering a quad injury in a Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, and Samuel was ruled out for Sunday's Week 7 loss to the Cowboys with a nagging heel injury.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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While most Americans certainly missed this story, our intelligence agencies did not.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a separate statement to Whittier Daily News, Rowley claimed that the city had ignored complaints about upraised sidewalks caused by tree roots for years, and stated the city had not implemented adequate inspection protocols.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kim Kardashian's refusal to watch Fatal Attraction is not going to be ignored by Kris Jenner, thank you very much!—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now, the department's union is joining calls for more funding, saying the city has neglected for years to fund repairs and maintenace.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Wisconsin native was charged with repairing bridges within the department, campus and community that Addazio had neglected or damaged.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seeing as how the first tribe swap failed to shake anything up and gave us two more obvious telegraphed votes, the producers decided to blow it all up again and expand back to three tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Milwaukee Bucks have lost one game this season.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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At least 19 people have lost their lives in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, which battered the island this week as the most powerful storm to ever hit the Caribbean nation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Then over time, a few enterprising communities and entrepreneurs looked for ways to turn disused asylums into something productive, Rondinone said, something that could bring jobs and revenue back once again.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The piece is a collection of disused shoemaker boxes, once used by cobblers to keep tools, pressed against each other and stacked up, clambering toward the ceiling.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Forgotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgotten. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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