forgot

[fer-got] / fərˈgɒt /

VERB

not be able to remember

Synonyms

STRONG

blow 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

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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Troup, who died in 1999, never forgot the difference the song made, both in his life and the way people think about the road.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I had all these orange clothes but I forgot to pack underwear or a change of socks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

O'Donnell said Brennan "never forgot her roots" and was incredibly generous to younger talent in Donegal trying to pave their own path in the music industry.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The sight of those women generated so much chatter that many forgot the independence-minded 19-year-old who came before them.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

He looked so sweet and harmless that I forgot sense and stuck my finger out to him, as if he were a tame bird.

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