forgotten

[fer-got-n] / fərˈgɒt n /

ADJECTIVE

out of one's mind

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned buried erased gone lapsed lost obliterated omitted repressed suppressed

WEAK

blanked out blotted out blown over bygone clean forgot consigned to oblivion disremembered drew a blank fell between the cracks left behind left out past past recollection slipped one's mind unrecalled unremembered

Antonyms

STRONG

existing

WEAK

recalled recollected remembered

Example Sentences

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forgotten

The evidence for another forgotten ruler comes from a stela discovered in 1894 at Tell 'Abta, Iraq.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

"I know God has not forgotten about these eight people."

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

"People will have forgotten about it by the time the game comes out."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Reader, the subject of the lecture is long forgotten, but the observation stung.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Gosh. I’d forgotten about this,” Mom says, her eyes scanning the words on the plaque.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy