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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“People are acting like they just completely forgot about that. They completely forgot they have agency.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

"That's why I grabbed his hands - because I forgot to curtsy," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Or Mr. Art, who’d close my garage whenever I was in a hurry and forgot to do it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

When I saw my little sister kneeling in the center of that snow-white circle, and that old crutch laying on the ground beside her, I forgot about ponies and .22s.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls