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

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, 9 Feb. 2026

With this framing, Think Again becomes an invitation not just to learn how to unlearn, but to help others do the same. —Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026

Here’s how to unlearn the ones holding you back. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025

The first is that Americans, and especially students on college campuses, need to unlearn the idea that speech itself is violence. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025