FORGOTTEN Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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forgotten

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verb

variants or forgot

past participle 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 forgotten

Adjective

Users should think carefully before resetting a forgotten PIN. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 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 incident was largely forgotten until the last few days, when a farmer in rural Minnesota discovered a circular metal object about 11 feet in diameter lay amid the forest of corn stalks. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 The cash had apparently been forgotten by a Brink's crew servicing the ATM. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 As the tiny village fell into disrepair and the locals forgot about the gas-station man and his quirky hobby, stories of hauntings and spooky auras became commonplace. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 The stealth version is engineered to be worn and forgotten, closer in spirit to thermal underlayers than to ski outerwear. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The doc portrays grief as an enduring act of resistance and a refusal to let those lost beneath the earth be forgotten. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 Lincoln can’t be forgotten either and is one of the most athletic players on the team. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026 There’s something in me that has kind of forgotten about that period. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten

Adjective

Meanwhile, the city’s business hub, King Abdullah Financial District, remains largely deserted, and office towers above 10 floors are still closed.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The event was held at an office park that felt deserted, in a small gathering space on the second floor.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of deserted

Verb

But Knueppel suffered a hamstring injury during offseason workouts and missed the preseason.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
The menu leans into crowd-pleasing seafood and vegetable-forward dishes, but pastas and hearty mains like a pork belly with roasted new potato and pane carasau cannot be missed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of missed

Verb

State judges who take these cases look for proof that applicants cannot safely return to their home country, have been abused, abandoned or neglected by one or both parents, and that reunification with a parent is not possible.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
The historic and often-neglected cemetery for poor Black Floridians is just east of I-95.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of neglected

Verb

But Willis’ pass to Greg Dulcich was incomplete on a two-point conversion attempt and Miami failed to recover an onside kick.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Unfortunately, as this series notes, the federal government has failed to meaningfully address this crisis affecting families and communities across Illinois and beyond.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of failed

Adjective

By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of abandoned

Verb

Republicans not only lost the House, but watched as their hope of keeping a Senate majority slipped away, too — a blue tsunami that was quickly interpreted as a rebuke of the president and his agenda.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
The spot sparked national bipartisan backlash on grounds that Acton's mother had lost custody of her children decades ago after her husband, their stepfather, was indicted for raping Acton as a child.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of lost

Adjective

The residents occasionally gather in a disused rec center but the meetings devolve into rants about immigrants, junkies, thugs and vigilantism.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
At least 14 artisanal miners are dead and scores are injured at a disused mine in South Africa, police said Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026