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
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.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
The term separation of powers has become a quaint concept from a forgotten Constitution.
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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.
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Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
By the early ‘60s, Rivers was performing at various comedy clubs and her acting career was mostly forgotten.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Spiral water features ran the full height, bringing a humidity to the scene that Neusch had practically forgotten.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The majority seems to have forgotten, or more likely doesn’t care, that its job is to stop violations of the laws as written by Congress, not give them the green light so a dysfunctional Congress might stop them later.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Tien, wearing tennis shorts and an oversized white T-shirt that threatens to dwarf his modest frame, is eating an omelet from the players cafeteria, but someone seems to have forgotten his spinach.
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Jake Nevins,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
What happened next would not soon be forgotten — certainly not by Aiken.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Rob, 54, forgot how to do his job after a car hit him in a crosswalk, leaving him with cognitive and physical impairment.
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Maggie Penman,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
In Cars, vehicles talk and run a whole society; in Finding Nemo, fish feel imprisoned when they’re placed in a tank; Inside Out posits, through the use of anthropomorphized memories, that to be forgotten is a fate as bad as death.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Adjective
Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget.
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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
Plus, dust will collect if they’ve been forgotten about, causing irreparable damage.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
By the early ‘60s, Rivers was performing at various comedy clubs and her acting career was mostly forgotten.
—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Spiral water features ran the full height, bringing a humidity to the scene that Neusch had practically forgotten.
—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The majority seems to have forgotten, or more likely doesn’t care, that its job is to stop violations of the laws as written by Congress, not give them the green light so a dysfunctional Congress might stop them later.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Tien, wearing tennis shorts and an oversized white T-shirt that threatens to dwarf his modest frame, is eating an omelet from the players cafeteria, but someone seems to have forgotten his spinach.
—
Jake Nevins,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
What happened next would not soon be forgotten — certainly not by Aiken.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Rob, 54, forgot how to do his job after a car hit him in a crosswalk, leaving him with cognitive and physical impairment.
—
Maggie Penman,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
In Cars, vehicles talk and run a whole society; in Finding Nemo, fish feel imprisoned when they’re placed in a tank; Inside Out posits, through the use of anthropomorphized memories, that to be forgotten is a fate as bad as death.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten
Adjective
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So So Glos built the studio themselves a decade ago, in a deserted cosmetics warehouse.
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But due to a catastrophic, still-burning warehouse fire that began in the neighborhood last Wednesday, the restaurant and bar sits nearly deserted.
Verb
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Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands.
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Its unusual structure was first identified by a citizen scientist participating in the RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory, which allows volunteers to review telescope data and flag unusual features that might otherwise be missed.
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After years of exam leaks, persistently high youth unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, their simmering frustration is sparking a demand for accountability that many say can no longer be ignored.
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Several states and agencies also charge for rescues, particularly when visitors have ignored warning signs.
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The organization also wants an independent investigation into why Heritage Park was neglected, a review of maintenance records and an inspection of all public housing in the city.
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The cemetery has been neglected for decades, but White wants to ensure its historical value is retained for those buried there who cannot speak for themselves.
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Despite his storied career, Messi failed to score a goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Adjective
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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.
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Born on May 13, 1958, in California, Sheets appeared on 163 episodes of Storage Wars between 2010 and 2023, vying with other buyers of abandoned and unopened storage lockers being auctioned.
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Foundation board treasurer Mark Rahman, a volunteer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri Valley who also lost a child to suicide, supports Alan's parents' mission to bring good from their grief.
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Having lost to Mexico in the tournament's opening game and then drawn with Czechia, South Africa came into this game at the foot of the table.
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His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army.
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Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.
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“Forgotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgotten. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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