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

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

There may not be a memorandum of understanding that is so misunderstood and forgotten so quickly as the one the United States signed with Iran on June 17. — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

The doomerism narrative of the past year forgot about Jevons’ paradox. — Don Muir, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Aside from rubble and collapsed buildings, the earthquake left behind people, who hope they won’t be forgotten. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Two centuries later, both Reynolds and Gainsborough are considered leading British portrait artists, while Read is largely forgotten. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

A week or so into free agency, the Cowboys signed Cobie Durant deep in the night on a Friday, and it was largely forgotten about. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Americans may have forgotten all about the 10% tariff, economists said. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 July 2026

The podcast dives into the secret and forgotten history of 20th century Hollywood. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 23 July 2026

And Kendrick will continue seeking out new ways of modernizing baseball’s Black legends, so they’re not forgotten by tomorrow’s superstars. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026