UNLEARNS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

unlearns

verb

present tense third-person singular of unlearn

as in forgets

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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The colleague who recalls the exact figure from a report read months ago, or the friend who never forgets a name out of habit— both register as sharp, and everyone else registers as scattered.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Candace Owens, who often forgets that misogyny applies to her, too, chimed in on their behalf.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

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If a contractor loses enough workers to delay a project, the demand for everyone else on that project can fall with them.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
One core argument is that because roster spots are fixed and because fall rosters are largely set by this point in the summer, an athlete from the class returning to college and taking a roster spot would harm the player who loses the spot.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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