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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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
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
Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Looking back, Shtuhl hopes the memorial assured that Melissa’s life, and the lives of all 67 who died, will not be forgotten.
—Dawn Klavon, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
But while Irving Langmuir went on to win the Nobel Prize and rub shoulders with celebrities in and outside of science, and even star in a Kurt Vonnegut novel, Katharine Blodgett remained for most of her career, his apprentice, and she's been largely forgotten.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing more luxurious for a guest than not having to trouble the host with a request for whatever item she’s forgotten.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Although never quite forgotten, Bourne’s ideas gained new currency in the 1960s; a reflection and anthology of his work was published in 1965—the same year the Immigration and Nationality Act reversed the restrictions that had been in place since the 1920s.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
We were reminded of this lesson — one that was promptly forgotten — during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Without these Iowans, the work of Camp Algona POW Museum, and researchers at Iowa State University and Iowa, the history could very realistically be forgotten.
—Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
While dates become fuzzy, no one has forgotten 2021's Winter Storm URI.
—Robbie Owens, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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
Debbi Fuller Transportation buffs cannot be forgotten either.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Looking back, Shtuhl hopes the memorial assured that Melissa’s life, and the lives of all 67 who died, will not be forgotten.
—Dawn Klavon, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
But while Irving Langmuir went on to win the Nobel Prize and rub shoulders with celebrities in and outside of science, and even star in a Kurt Vonnegut novel, Katharine Blodgett remained for most of her career, his apprentice, and she's been largely forgotten.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing more luxurious for a guest than not having to trouble the host with a request for whatever item she’s forgotten.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Although never quite forgotten, Bourne’s ideas gained new currency in the 1960s; a reflection and anthology of his work was published in 1965—the same year the Immigration and Nationality Act reversed the restrictions that had been in place since the 1920s.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
We were reminded of this lesson — one that was promptly forgotten — during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Without these Iowans, the work of Camp Algona POW Museum, and researchers at Iowa State University and Iowa, the history could very realistically be forgotten.
—Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
While dates become fuzzy, no one has forgotten 2021's Winter Storm URI.
—Robbie Owens, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten
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By the Isha, or nighttime prayer, the streets are deserted.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Mahahual Tucked along the Costa Maya in the south, Mahahual is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it fishing village with quiet, often deserted beaches that invite long, barefoot walks in the sand.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Yankees are also expected to get Gerrit Cole back after the future Hall of Famer missed the entire season due to Tommy John surgery.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Chicago led 111-109 when White missed a driving layup and Smith missed the putback with 20 seconds remaining.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Banfield's at-times tense testimony comes after his attorney scrutinized the county's investigation into the defendant, arguing that officials, almost since the beginning, forced a theory that the husband had catfished and killed his wife, and ignored evidence that undermined that conclusion.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their position ignored the Ukrainian perspective on the issue, thus excluding Ukrainians as the affected party from understanding and communicating current and historical narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Southend, like many sports clubs, had neglected its operating side, leading to silos between areas such as ticketing data, fan information and emails.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday, Governor Tim Walz said federal agents had neglected to take into custody a non-citizen with a serious criminal record as he was released from a jail outside the metro area.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the third lawsuit, a federal judge in Miami last summer ordered the facility to wind down operations over two months because officials had failed to do a review of the detention center's environmental impact.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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But shares slid Wednesday evening as Azure failed to deliver meaningful growth upside.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The abandoned Westminster Mall has turned into a hotspot for vandalism since shuttering in late 2025, according to police who are attempting to raise awareness about the issue.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rogers is shopworker Polly Parrish, who gets mistakenly identified as the parent of an abandoned baby.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Italians fought and lost to Robert Moses’s wrecking whims; Puerto Ricans who could fled to Jersey for the privilege of a backyard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Barnham site lies in a disused clay pit in Suffolk, UK, preserving traces of the period around 427,000 to 415,000 years ago.—
Jay Kakade
December 30,
New Atlas,
30 Dec. 2025
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Colonial Pipeline said its network had been accessed via a compromised password that was linked to a disused virtual private networking account used for remote access.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Forgotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgotten. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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