Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for forgotten.
Definitions

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

We had forgotten that our economic policies must reward success and ensure that no one is left behind in pursuing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Notes apologizing for slights long forgotten, from people I’d also forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

We need books that amplify the voices of the forgotten, including the millions of soldiers and civilians — 58,200 of them Americans — who died in the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"It's just nice to know that you haven't been forgotten."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I had nearly forgotten our agreement, but Opal had been waiting all this time for the miller to fall asleep so she could ask.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff