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 With the Powerball jackpot nearing $1 billion a few months ago, Amos Tillet of Los Angeles bought $20 worth of tickets — and then forgot about them. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 An encounter like that would be memorable for most people, but somehow the pair forgot about each other for five years. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 The world never forgot about him and his death, and neither did Las Vegas. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgot

Verb

And Giants kicker Dominic Zvada, who missed three field goals in the contest, missed a 46-yard attempt on the opening overtime drive.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
However, the couple missed each other, and Sarah began staying over at Len’s more often.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 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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The Dolphins, who have lost their first five games and are in the midst of a roster retooling, are raising season ticket prices across the board in 2027, after not increasing prices for any seats (and lowering the price of some seats) this year.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
As their name implies, each qubit is stored in an ion, an atom that has lost one or more of its electrons.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of lost

Verb

The final agreement omitted references to lobbying, with Vincer’s agency, Notorious, signing the contract with Tether as an intermediary for Nxum.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
During the Vancouver concert, Greep shared his version of events, which omitted any specific details about the night.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026