FORGOTTEN Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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

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

Will that still be haunting the coast of Madagascar when televisions have been thrown away and forgotten? —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 That moment was a long way away, and when the time came to put her in the ground, her rose gardens were all gone—sold with the house, abandoned by the new owners, forgotten even by her. —

Literary Hub, 8 May 2026 And, as time passed, the forest, left untouched for years, was forgotten by many. —

Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 Stephenson apparently forgot that rule, but the Reds broadcasters didn't. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Wilson has almost been forgotten and could make the difference. —

Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 7 May 2026 Unlike last year’s blue carpet, this year’s carpet appeared intentionally forgotten by time with grass creeping up the steps. —

Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026 Third, a Fire Recovery Dashboard in the LA Now App will allow residents to track rebuilding progress so no family is forgotten. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026 Congress intended Ticket to Work to be used, not forgotten. —

French Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026

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Two people were killed and two others injured when two vehicles collided head-on Friday evening along a dusty, deserted stretch of road in the Antelope Valley, authorities said.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
And later, the inquisitive head of a couple of snappers (don’t point too close) draws multiple onlookers on the boardwalk, which is sometimes eerily deserted but sometimes requires single-file trekking.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026