FORGOTTEN Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

forgotten 1 of 2

adjective

as in deserted

left unoccupied or unused a forgotten doll under the bed a long-forgotten house down a winding dirt road

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forgotten

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verb

variants or forgot

past participle 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 forgotten

Adjective

Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026 Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026 The term separation of powers has become a quaint concept from a forgotten Constitution. — Carolyn Cavecche, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025 Porter Hodge, for example, is now earning high-leverage opportunities after being a forgotten reliever for most of the year. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025

Verb

Sensing a disconnect or worse, a feeling of being forgotten, Campbell this summer invited some of the men who wrote those letters to campus. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Another employee got the glove switching part down, but forgot the handwashing in the middle. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Three Tenses is born from a draft Park had written, saved on a floppy disc, then plum forgot about for a couple decades. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 More difficult sections are then sampled more frequently, while a minimum sampling probability prevents easier skills from being forgotten. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 For me, death is when my music is forgotten by all of the audience. — Adam Davidson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Feeling forgotten and neglected, seniors living without running water in their Overtown homes for more than a week said things changed when CBS News Miami stepped in. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 After all, this intriguing East-West combo would be forgotten if not for a solid fighting foundation. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 Oh sure, the client may be given a letter from the planner with general advice on how to run things, but those instructions will soon be forgotten. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten

Adjective

The red-brick Southeast Lighthouse, perched atop the Mohegan Bluffs, is all but deserted.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
As long a there’s a full-serve station within a mile or two, in the middle of the night, your car will wander off down deserted streets at low speed, and fill up.

— Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of deserted

Verb

Winterburn, who missed last season due to injury, made 8 of 14 from the field and finished with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in about 21 minutes off the bench.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
But Maxime Esteve and Jaidon Anthony, sold to RB Leipzig and Brentford respectively, will be missed.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of missed

Verb

And while in some cases online classes can’t be ignored, the preference is that players attend in the classroom.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The Republican Party has ignored the national debt every time Republican presidents have signed bills that have cut taxes on the wealthy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

The neighborhood just a few miles north of uptown has long felt neglected by the city, some residents say, and the lack of a station would continue a history of inequity.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026
Feeling forgotten and neglected, seniors living without running water in their Overtown homes for more than a week said things changed when CBS News Miami stepped in.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of neglected

Verb

Investigators determined that Skinner was impaired and failed to maintain his lane before crossing over the line and colliding with the CHP cruiser.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
But those meetings ultimately failed to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which Kim has only grown.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of failed

Adjective

According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.

— Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of abandoned

Adjective

At least 14 artisanal miners are dead and scores are injured at a disused mine in South Africa, police said Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Motion opened the gallery in Kings Cross in a disused betting parlor next door to a kebab shop in 2016 while also holding down a day job.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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