memorable

[mem-er-uh-buhl] / ˈmɛm ər ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

noteworthy, significant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catchy decisive enduring eventful extraordinary famous great historic important impressive indelible interesting meaningful momentous monumental notable remarkable terrific unforgettable

WEAK

A-1 big-league bodacious celebrated critical crucial distinguished doozie heavy heavyweight hot illustrious lasting major-league mind-blowing observable red-letter rememberable rubric serious signal something standout striking super surpassing terrible top-drawer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring commonplace dull inconsequential insignificant little normal ordinary poor powerless small trivial unimportant unimpressive unknown unremarkable usual weak worthless

WEAK

forgettable unnoteworthy

Example Sentences

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The most memorable answer to Ms. Stefanik’s question came from Ms. Gay: “It can be, depending on the context.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Also, we find that when we have negative and positive emotions together, we find events much more memorable, including arts events.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"We've seen some memorable European comebacks at Anfield before - from 3-0 down against Barcelona in 2019 to win the second leg 4-0, for example," said Warnock.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"The other side is, I like to think there's some reason to it, that the music appeals and is memorable."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I can’t even think of anyone else’s memorable defiance to repeat.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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