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forgotten

[fer-got-n] / fərˈgɒt n /
ADJECTIVE
out of one's mind
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned buried erased gone lapsed lost obliterated omitted repressed suppressed
WEAK
blanked out blotted out blown over bygone clean forgot consigned to oblivion disremembered drew a blank fell between the cracks left behind left out past past recollection slipped one's mind unrecalled unremembered
Antonyms
STRONG
existing
WEAK
recalled recollected remembered

Example Sentences

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We’ve grown so used to global positioning and satellite navigation that we have forgotten the magic window of “between lights”—that period between light and darkness—and the constant change in the universe around us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The market is taking those lyrics to heart, with stocks pushing toward fresh highs and fear all but forgotten.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

We need books that amplify the voices of the forgotten, including the millions of soldiers and civilians — 58,200 of them Americans — who died in the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Why are some performers remembered, and others forgotten?

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I had forgotten and left a nice fat worm wadded up on the hook.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls