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

“That’s when we realized she had forgotten how to swim,” says Hammons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

A clip from a forgotten HBO original film, “Something the Lord Made,” starring Alan Rickman and Mos Def.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Not everything Kanye West said should be forgotten," it said.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

I had forgotten and left a nice fat worm wadded up on the hook.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls