forget

[fer-get] / fərˈgɛt /

VERB

not be able to remember

Synonyms

STRONG

obliterate

WEAK

clean forget consign to oblivion dismiss from mind disremember draw a blank 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

VERB

leave behind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fail ignore neglect overlook skip

STRONG

blink discount disregard drop omit slight transgress trespass

WEAK

lose sight of overpass pass over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve complete finish heed look at notice regard succeed

STRONG

attend pay attention

WEAK

carry learn recall recollect remember take

Example Sentences

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With all those headlines, investors can be forgiven for forgetting about earnings.

From Barron's

And don’t forget a full slate of NBA games, as the playoff push begins.

From MarketWatch

“There’s a Scripture,” he said: “Let him without sin—I forget where it is.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Hockey is like that of a medieval mason who helped lay a forgotten stone in a cathedral’s foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal