FORGOT Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

forgot

verb

past tense of forget

as in missed

to be unable to recall or think of I forget exactly on which street that the house is

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as in ignored

to fail to give proper attention to she promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college

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as in neglected

to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness he forgot the pot boiling on the stove

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as in failed

to miss the opportunity or obligation I forgot to call on his birthday

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Recent Examples of forgot Kayley remembered the extra forks but forgot the appetizer plates. — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 So, team ownership apparently forgot that video killed the radio star about 50 years ago. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 One left it in yen, while the other bought gold and forgot about it. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 That could be because their former coach did not mark a change for athletic purposes, or maybe the coach forgot about a UIL rule and, because there were no allegations, didn’t receive any UIL oversight. — Charles Baggarly august 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 And the 6-foot-9 defensive anchor for the Bruins never forgot. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026 After Graham was eulogized Tuesday in the nation's capital as an indefatigable dealmaker by the president, vice president and others, mourners in Columbia prepared to remember him Wednesday as the son of pool hall owners who never forgot his roots. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 It was not stolen, someone just forgot to return it or something. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026 An ancestor who forgot about the beautiful flowers by the lake? — April Dávila, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

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Verb

Smack made kicks from 33, 35, 38, 43, 45 and 47 yards and missed wide left from 51.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
His foundation has missed the legal minimum for charitable giving for four years running.

— Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of missed

Verb

Traditional banks have long neglected small businesses, especially solopreneurs, viewing them as unprofitable and making basic services like account opening cumbersome.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
On schist foundations, cautious engineers knew to build in safety features like a series of cut-off trenches and drainage pipes — a step Mulholland had neglected.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of neglected

Verb

Previous peace efforts between Turkey and the PKK have failed, most recently in 2015.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
That would guarantee exclusive 45-day theatrical windows and a moratorium on distributing the movies on streaming services for at least 90 days, with potentially financial penalties if Paramount failed to hold up its end of the bargain.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of failed

Verb

All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Demuth narrowly lost her party’s endorsement to Qualls at the GOP state convention in Duluth in May.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of lost

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Starting on July 17, about 251 early voters cast ballots that omitted two races for at-large seats on the Jackson County Legislature.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
But Maryland omitted that requirement, and also allowed builders to double-count certain energy efficiency measures.

— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026