forgot

[fer-got] / fərˈgɒt /

VERB

not be able to remember

Synonyms

STRONG

blow obliterate

WEAK

clean forget consign to oblivion dismiss from mind disremember draw a blank escape one's memory fail to remember let slip from memory lose consciousness of lose sight of misrecollect think no more of

Antonyms

WEAK

carry learn recall recollect remember take

VERB

leave behind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fail ignore neglect overlook skip

STRONG

blink discount disregard drop omit slight transgress trespass

WEAK

lose sight of overpass pass over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve complete finish heed look at notice regard succeed

STRONG

attend pay attention

WEAK

carry learn recall recollect remember take

Example Sentences

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The sight of those women generated so much chatter that many forgot the independence-minded 19-year-old who came before them.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

But after I had the MRI, I basically forgot about it.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Taix has that particular anachronistic vibe that made L.A. so charming when I moved here in 1992, one of these places that time forgot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I’m 30 and pay my dad $75 a month for my cellphone bill, but I forgot to pay him for the past year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

“I forgot them. Here we are starving and the limpets are swimming around in their pail behind the stone wall outside. They must think they’re arrived in a strange wee ocean.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff