1
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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2
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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3
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
Taylor Aitken, incoming senior administrator of appropriations committee Lawmakers often forgot one step or another at first in a voting process that already could get complicated quickly by amendments and other special rules.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
One night Jane forgot about a book-club meeting and went out, posting pictures on Instagram.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Lee, 26, was traveling from Seoul, South Korea, and either misplaced or forgot part of his travel packet, Minasian said.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
To look a professor who forgot the classroom and decided to dress in style, break up the seriousness of your look with an unexpected detail—the kind of accent that transforms a simple garment into something with character.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2026
Faith never forgot to be moved by the people behind her policies.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
And he’d been effectively frozen-out by an offense that forgot how to move the ball.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Prime Members can unlock exclusive deals on anything Santa forgot to leave under the tree, with prices starting at just $7.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Many exist because someone forgot to renew a domain.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
One night Jane forgot about a book-club meeting and went out, posting pictures on Instagram.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Lee, 26, was traveling from Seoul, South Korea, and either misplaced or forgot part of his travel packet, Minasian said.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
To look a professor who forgot the classroom and decided to dress in style, break up the seriousness of your look with an unexpected detail—the kind of accent that transforms a simple garment into something with character.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2026
Faith never forgot to be moved by the people behind her policies.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
And he’d been effectively frozen-out by an offense that forgot how to move the ball.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Prime Members can unlock exclusive deals on anything Santa forgot to leave under the tree, with prices starting at just $7.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Many exist because someone forgot to renew a domain.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgot
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Collins missed at the other end, and Denver’s Bruce Brown hit a pair of free throws to extend the advantage to 13 points.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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George had surgery in July on his left knee after he was injured during a workout and missed the first 12 games of this season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Banfield's at-times tense testimony comes after his attorney scrutinized the county's investigation into the defendant, arguing that officials, almost since the beginning, forced a theory that the husband had catfished and killed his wife, and ignored evidence that undermined that conclusion.—
OLIVIA DIAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their position ignored the Ukrainian perspective on the issue, thus excluding Ukrainians as the affected party from understanding and communicating current and historical narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Southend, like many sports clubs, had neglected its operating side, leading to silos between areas such as ticketing data, fan information and emails.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On Sunday, Governor Tim Walz said federal agents had neglected to take into custody a non-citizen with a serious criminal record as he was released from a jail outside the metro area.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the third lawsuit, a federal judge in Miami last summer ordered the facility to wind down operations over two months because officials had failed to do a review of the detention center's environmental impact.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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But shares slid Wednesday evening as Azure failed to deliver meaningful growth upside.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Italians fought and lost to Robert Moses’s wrecking whims; Puerto Ricans who could fled to Jersey for the privilege of a backyard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Weather has forced Texas to cancel a handful of alumni games over the years, but the annual event was intentionally omitted from the schedule in just 2008 and 2021.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Natchez, a new documentary about antebellum tourism in the town of the same name, depicts the tourism industry and its reckoning with—and, at times, lack thereof—the facts of American slavery, and how they have been omitted from house tours and other tourism experiences.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Forgot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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