Synonyms of forgotten

forgotten 1 of 2

adjective

as in deserted

left unoccupied or unused

a forgotten doll under the bed

a long-forgotten house down a winding dirt road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserted
• abandoned
• disused
• derelict
• vacant
• vacated
• rejected
• desolate
• forsaken
• neglected
• ignored
• discarded
• void
• empty
• unattended
• untended
• junked
• waste
• refuse
• jettisoned
• shabby
• idle
• miserable
• godforsaken
• castaway
• cast-off
• wretched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saved
• recovered
• redeemed
• reclaimed
• restored
• salvaged
• retrieved
• rescued
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• rehabbed
• repeopled

forgotten

2 of 2

verb

variants or forgot

past participle 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
• ignored
• unlearned
• neglected
• overlooked
• blanked
• disregarded
• misremembered
• passed over
• slighted
• slurred (over)
• overpassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembered
• recalled
• thought (of)
• recollected
• reminisced (about)
• flashed back (to)
• reminded
• 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
• disregarded
• overlooked
• bypassed
• passed over
• slighted
• slurred (over)
• omitted
• failed
• overpassed
• disdained
• rejected
• scorned
• brushed (aside or off)
• skimped
• sloughed (off)
• shrugged off
• sluffed (off)
• pooh-poohed
• scanted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forgotten

Adjective

One of the getaway’s most appealing allures is its glimpse into a forgotten era. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026

The term separation of powers has become a quaint concept from a forgotten Constitution. — Carolyn Cavecche, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025

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

The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

When the bus dropped students off at her apartment complex and Adrianna wasn’t aboard, Branch assumed her daughter had simply forgotten to get on the bus. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

The scheme will help around 300 people in total, in a place that the 22-year-old has never forgotten despite becoming a starting player at one of the biggest clubs on the face of the planet. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

For more than a century and a half, the teenage soldier lay buried and forgotten on a Virginia battlefield. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

As longtime residents leave, cultural traditions are forgotten and agricultural practices that once economically powered these villages—like harvesting cork for crafts and wine production—risk disappearing as well. — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Those years in the wilderness are behind them, but they will not be forgotten easily by the club’s supporters. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Sensing a disconnect or worse, a feeling of being forgotten, Campbell this summer invited some of the men who wrote those letters to campus. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 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