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
Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Taylor has also been an advocate of his own neighborhood, Hallmark, the 10th and often forgotten community within the West End.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot of more successful movies that have quickly been forgotten.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The historic Gold Rush settlement of Norristown located around where Sac State’s campus is today, is almost entirely forgotten.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
While some spark endless creativity, others end up forgotten in the toy bin.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Estragon, too, has forgotten the previous day.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
On a late-September Friday night as warm as July, the Boston Red Sox kicked down the doors of October baseball for the first time since 2021, with a walk-off that will not be forgotten any time soon.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
There were dozens of other US fugitives of justice living in Cuba, many of them would-be revolutionaries that had arrived on the island thinking Castro’s government would provide them the military training to become the next Che Guevara but instead they were given menial jobs and forgotten.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 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
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
Taylor has also been an advocate of his own neighborhood, Hallmark, the 10th and often forgotten community within the West End.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot of more successful movies that have quickly been forgotten.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The historic Gold Rush settlement of Norristown located around where Sac State’s campus is today, is almost entirely forgotten.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
While some spark endless creativity, others end up forgotten in the toy bin.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Estragon, too, has forgotten the previous day.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
On a late-September Friday night as warm as July, the Boston Red Sox kicked down the doors of October baseball for the first time since 2021, with a walk-off that will not be forgotten any time soon.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
There were dozens of other US fugitives of justice living in Cuba, many of them would-be revolutionaries that had arrived on the island thinking Castro’s government would provide them the military training to become the next Che Guevara but instead they were given menial jobs and forgotten.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten
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Where to stay Set along an 11-mile stretch of deserted beach on Sardinia’s rugged Costa Verde, Le Dune Piscinas is framed by Europe’s tallest sand dunes, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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People who missed their hearings could be denied asylum, leaving them vulnerable to deportation.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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What might fans have missed last week?—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The litigation in that case resolved hundreds of lawsuits alleging the company ignored red flags while filling prescriptions for opioid pain medication.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mun-ju doesn’t plan to fall for San-ho so quickly after her husband’s death, but the heightened emotion of life-or-death situations spur a sizzling chemistry and deep connection that cannot be ignored.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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For nearby objects, the speed of light is great enough that the difference in time between source-and-observer can be neglected in most cases.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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The plan also mentions a long-term horizon for self-determination and the establishment of a Palestinian state – a point not raised in previous proposals, which mainly focused on ending the war in Gaza but neglected to include a longer-term pathway to statehood.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Owners of The Grand, 1125 Grand Blvd, claim the parking lot’s owners have failed to provide adequate surveillance and security, and that their failure to do so has bred a hot spot for criminal activity.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Bell concluded that the plaintiffs failed to show that their data was misused as a result of the breach.—
Chase Jordan
October 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 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
Verb
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Since May 2020, at least 20 homes have been lost.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Data from the commission show from 2020 to 2023, consumers lost more than $110 million in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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Victoria's body was later found in a disused shed in Brighton inside a shopping bag, the outlet reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Forgotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgotten. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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