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

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

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

This process of shifting mindsets begins with women leaders unlearning what no longer serves them and intentionally choosing what to focus on. —Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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

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