FORGOT Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

forgot

verb

past tense of forget

as in missed

to be unable to recall or think of I forget exactly on which street that the house is

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as in ignored

to fail to give proper attention to she promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college

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as in neglected

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness he forgot the pot boiling on the stove

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as in failed

to miss the opportunity or obligation I forgot to call on his birthday

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Recent Examples of forgot Rodri, who left La Liga and Atletico Madrid for City in 2019, perhaps forgot this particular culture difference between England and Spain. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Every one of those steps is a task, and a lot of that work runs on CPUs, the chips everyone forgot about in the AI conversation. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 At the time, Consuelos, who’s been married to Ripa since 1996, even forgot who his wife and daytime TV co-host was. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026 But Taylor came to camp at UIC and forgot how to miss the basket. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Years later, Quan never forgot the impact Spielberg had on his career, giving him his start so young. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026 Long met the late Michael Jackson decades ago, through Singleton, and never forgot it. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 But Angelo never forgot his desire to open an Italian restaurant. — Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 The filmmakers forgot to give her an arc, and so she is reduced to tipsy comic relief in a bad wig. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgot

Verb

Vrabel said defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who didn't practice last week and missed the game, would do some things on Wednesday.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
McLaurin missed the Week 4 game, when the Commanders were forced to go with a third-string quarterback, but with Daniels on the mend, this should be a bounce-back spot for the team in Week 5.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of missed

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Los Sures Executive Director Juan Ramos said some landlords deliberately neglected or destroyed properties in an effort to force tenants out.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
What the instructions neglected to mention was that there were two State Farm signs in the alley.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of neglected

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But this bill has failed in both 2025 and 2026 to pass in Congress.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The drone bill has a detailed history as it was passed by the Senate in 2024 but failed on the final night of the legislative session when the state House of Representatives never voted on the measure as time expired.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of failed

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The neighborhood/area The fishing village of Conca dei Marini remains a lovely reminder of what this whole coast was once like—sleepy, charming, lost in time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
In the latest case, a 15-year-old boy lost a hand Monday in an incident involving a police stun grenade.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of lost

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Followin much teasing, Oasis will embark on an additional 2027 tour hitting stops once again in the United Kingdom and United States, but also Europe, which was omitted during last year’s trot.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
While most have not dismissed Michelin quite like Lee above, there is quite a bit of head scratching over who was included, who was omitted, and how the ratings were awarded.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026