Synonyms of memorized

memorized

verb

past tense of memorize

as in studied

to commit to memory

everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• studied
• learned
• remembered
• knew
• understood
• recalled
• retained
• grasped
• got
• accepted
• conned
• recollected
• comprehended
• thought (of)
• absorbed
• relived
• digested
• apprehended
• reminisced (about)
• minded
• harked back (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgot
• ignored
• unlearned
• disregarded
• neglected
• overlooked
• misremembered
• passed over
• disremembered
• slighted
• slurred (over)
• overpassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of memorized

The Bible’s message was seen as not only informative but salvific, and the monastic who memorized its words filled his or her soul with divine wisdom. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Knowing the show is a heavy lift, Ross came into rehearsals with the script already memorized. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Try to have your recipe or ingredients memorized or easily accessible should someone have questions about what’s in your tempting treat. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026

Perhaps only Meagher had nearly memorized it. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

The other half is King’s reaction, memorized by fans who grew up in the hopefulness of the Rose years. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026

Shailene Woodley’s Paradise character Annie may have memorized every nook and cranny of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate Graceland, but the actress herself hasn’t made the pilgrimage there in the wake of her affecting performance in the show’s second season. — Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026

Think of it as the difference between a player who memorized every play in the book and one who reads the game in real time. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026