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
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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
Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Kerri Rawson — who had grown up in Wichita — was living in Michigan but hadn’t forgotten the moniker of the wanted murder.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
This is what happens when any people and their history are denied, forgotten, declared disposable.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Their suffering, and that of their families, must never be forgotten.
—Muhammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Mary, Viola's second-eldest, devoted her life to ensuring that her mother and her cause would not be forgotten.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Cape Verde trailed 3-1 until the Libyan goalkeeper forgot how to catch (above) and helped them back into the match.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Bill de Blasio, who was in office during the early days of Black Lives Matter, never forgot watching hundreds of officers turn their backs on him at the funerals of two cops who were killed on the job.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
What many seem to have forgotten is that Waddle was drafted to be the top dawg in the Dolphins receiver room.
—Miami Herald, 4 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
Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Kerri Rawson — who had grown up in Wichita — was living in Michigan but hadn’t forgotten the moniker of the wanted murder.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
This is what happens when any people and their history are denied, forgotten, declared disposable.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Their suffering, and that of their families, must never be forgotten.
—Muhammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Mary, Viola's second-eldest, devoted her life to ensuring that her mother and her cause would not be forgotten.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Cape Verde trailed 3-1 until the Libyan goalkeeper forgot how to catch (above) and helped them back into the match.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Bill de Blasio, who was in office during the early days of Black Lives Matter, never forgot watching hundreds of officers turn their backs on him at the funerals of two cops who were killed on the job.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
What many seem to have forgotten is that Waddle was drafted to be the top dawg in the Dolphins receiver room.
—Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten
Adjective
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And though the visuals start calmly enough, with an old man puttering through a deserted city, the flashing blue, green, and red lights inject a jolt of madness that’s pushed into the surreal as the man confronts giant statue heads of the Weeknd and Moroder floating above the city.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Nghia lies in the center of the deserted town as his spirit is seemingly overtaken by Abel and Moroder, whose eyes mimic the colors of the lights surrounding them.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the same stadium where Jake Moody missed three field goals last year, Piñeiro was 4 of 4, including two from beyond 50 yards.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lamar Jackson, who has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, is expected to return in Week 8 against the Chicago Bears, head coach John Harbaugh told media members after losing to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The mass firings come just two months after the CDC experienced a mass exodus of top officials from the agency, who said they were prompted to resign in August after Kennedy sidelined officials and ignored scientific research and protocols since he was assigned to his role to lead the department.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Yet when spring training rolls back around next year, the Yankees’ promise to fans will begin anew and recent shortcomings will be ignored.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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West Philly’s neglected housing and retail had been underinvested in.—
Amachie Ackah,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The sound effects team hasn't entirely neglected the franchise's acid-blooded poster boys, either.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Officer Sydney Lewis was arrested after she was stopped for speeding while off duty and failed a field sobriety test, Little Rock police said in a news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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But the Yellow Jackets failed to score on four running plays inside the Saginaw three-yard line.—
Updated October 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 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
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The Scarlet Knights won their first three games of the season, but have lost two straight since conference play began.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Texans lost the ball on downs at the Central 28.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Whereas the final planned tumbleweed rovers would be 16 feet (five meter) across, in April 2025, Team Tumbleweed tested a half-size prototype called the Tumbleweed Science Testbed in a disused quarry in the Netherlands.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Forgotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgotten. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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