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draw a blank

VERB
black out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lose consciousness pass out
WEAK
collapse crap out go out like a light slip into coma swoon zone out
Antonyms
WEAK
add pencil in resuscitate revive uncover
VERB
disremember
Synonyms
WEAK
be unable to remember fail to recall fail to recollect
VERB
forget
Synonyms
STRONG
obliterate
WEAK
clean forget consign to oblivion dismiss from mind disremember escape one's memory fail to remember let slip from memory lose consciousness of lose sight of misrecollect think no more of unsee
Antonyms
WEAK
carry learn recall recollect remember take

Example Sentences

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When I draw a blank, I don’t ask it to fill in the gap for me.

From The Wall Street Journal

The force said searches of the national DNA database drew a blank.

From BBC

Essex Police launched Operation Century to find their killers but drew a blank.

From BBC

But after missing several big chances at Newcastle, Haaland drew a blank again, fluffing his lines with a poor touch that allowed Flekken to save when he should have hit the target.

From Barron's

Celtic failed to score for the fifth time in 12 games this season - the same number in which they drew a blank in the entirety of last season.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.