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lose sight of

VERB
forget
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fail ignore neglect overlook skip
STRONG
blink discount disregard drop omit slight transgress trespass
WEAK
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
VERB
forget
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 misrecollect think no more of unsee
Antonyms
WEAK
carry learn recall recollect remember take
VERB
neglect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bypass discard disregard overlook
STRONG
defer dismiss elide evade miss omit overleap overpass postpone procrastinate shirk skimp skip suspend trifle
WEAK
be careless be derelict be irresponsible be negligent be remiss gloss over let pass let slide look the other way not trouble oneself pass over think little of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attend regard respect
STRONG
advance complete continue do expedite face finish forward maintain meet take on
WEAK
accomplish achieve cherish concern guard nurture protect succeed take care of watch

Example Sentences

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That, I think, is what we cannot lose sight of.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Mr. Macmillan doesn’t lose sight of the central truths about clinical depression: that the causes are often inscrutable, its persistence can be intractable, and temporary relief often leads only to recurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

And yet, never lose sight of the fact that Chalamet is exactly the same person when the director calls cut.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

This obsession with stability could make the ECB lose sight of the bigger picture.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

The needle goes in my other earlobe, and small bubbles, like multicolored marbles, enter from the left and zoom in front of my face until I lose sight of them.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass