never mind

INTERJECTION

forget it

Synonyms

WEAK

don't bother don't concern yourself drop it ignore it it doesn't matter it's all right let it go nothing stop

Example Sentences

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“The minute I started at 12:30, the question became when and do you want and how are you going to get 11:30? But I never wanted 12:30, never mind 11:30. Why is that a thing?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

About 42% of recent college grads, ages 22 to 27, have jobs that don’t require degrees at all, never mind ones in the fields they studied.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

There’s no marvel in something created by feeding a prompt to a genAI program, never mind that 99% of the time, the result looks revolting and unnatural.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

They say a week is a long time in football - never mind an entire decade.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Oh, no, I didn't find it. But you know what she did? She hauled me back up through the grate and said, ‘Oh well, never mind.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart