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
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Our Best Actor brings depth and complexity to a performance of deceptive simplicity, as his character struggles to unlearn a lifetime of avoiding emotional closeness.
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
Mario Kart veterans must spend time unlearning their drifting muscle memory due to Air Riders' wildly different angles and timing.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Now in her adulthood, Hall has spent years unlearning those pressures and rethinking what health and body image should really mean.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
This is a powerful time to unlearn what you’ve been taught about truth, faith, and freedom.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
Mario Kart veterans must spend time unlearning their drifting muscle memory due to Air Riders' wildly different angles and timing.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Now in her adulthood, Hall has spent years unlearning those pressures and rethinking what health and body image should really mean.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
This is a powerful time to unlearn what you’ve been taught about truth, faith, and freedom.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlearn
forget
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Keep Your Floors, Counters, and Appliances Clean Lastly, don’t forget to keep your floors and counters as clean as possible.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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New York Fashion Week delivers the style inspo on and off the runway while the Emmys bring the red carpet glam, and don’t forget, Taylor Swift is back in the stands serving stadium couture with a blinding new accessory.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Unlearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlearn. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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