Synonyms of unlearning

unlearning

verb

present participle of unlearn

as in forgetting

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

• forgetting
• losing
• missing
• disremembering
• ignoring
• blanking
• neglecting
• disregarding
• misremembering
• passing over
• slurring (over)
• slighting
• overlooking
• overpassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remembering
• thinking (of)
• recollecting
• recalling
• reminiscing (about)
• harking back (to)
• reminding
• minding
• flashing back (to)
• hearkening back (to)
• harkening back (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unlearning

The harder challenge may be unlearning traditional factory operations and redesigning products, workflows and customer relationships for autonomous production. — Dhanush Bakthavatchalam, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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

Even at its most progressive, a program as choreographed as The Bachelor has limited capacity to embrace a lead who is actively unlearning the cycles of abuse; the franchise’s version of relatability, for better or worse, was built on sameness and predictability. — Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026

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

For Neva, that meant taking a break from advanced placement classes her sophomore year and unlearning perfectionism. — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025