Synonyms of unlearn

unlearn

verb

ˌən-ˈlərn 

as in to forget

to be unable to recall or think of

let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forget
• lose
• miss
• disremember
• ignore
• neglect
• disregard
• blank
• pass over
• misremember
• slight
• overlook
• slur (over)
• overpass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remember
• recollect
• think (of)
• recall
• reminisce (about)
• mind
• remind
• hearken back (to)
• hark back (to)
• flash back (to)
• harken back (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unlearn

Getting 90,000 people to ‘unlearn’ The biggest challenge Barker faces is building a new culture out of a company that, for decades, ran as a loose federation of agencies, each with its own identity. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 July 2026

While the process of unlearning everything you’ve ever been taught doesn’t happen overnight, resources like this new guidebook from Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall, a design anthropologist, educator, and writer, are excellent tools for self-improvement. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026

By focusing the mind on thoughts and feelings, a meditating person begins to unlearn conventional perspectives and mental attitudes that are the root of suffering. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026

Lessons still unlearned Here’s another lesson. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026