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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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

The Foxes were more competitive under Cooper - who sacrificed his beliefs to try to find a way to survive - and they drew a blank just once in his 12 Premier League games.

From BBC

Forensic investigators obtained a full DNA profile from blood found on the bin-bags, but as she had never been in trouble before checks on police databases drew a blank.

From BBC

draw a blank

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