Synonyms for forget
fərˈgɛt

Princeton's WordNet(3.57 / 7 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. forget, bury(verb)

   dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

   "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"

   Synonyms:
   eat up, block, entomb, draw a blank, swallow, lay to rest, swallow up, blank out, leave, inter, immerse, inhume, sink, bury

   Antonyms:
   recollect, call back, think, bear in mind, remember, mind, retrieve, think of, recall, call up

2. forget, block, blank out, draw a blank(verb)

   be unable to remember

   "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"

   Synonyms:
   stuff, stop, bury, blockade, immobilise, hinder, freeze, block off, stymie, obturate, close up, blank out, draw a blank, lug, barricade, block, occlude, stymy, impede, obstruct, bar, halt, kibosh, block up, parry, leave, embarrass, deflect, immobilize, jam, choke up

   Antonyms:
   bear in mind, mind, think, call back, think of, remember, call up, retrieve, recall, recollect

3. forget(verb)

   forget to do something

   "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"

   Synonyms:
   block, leave, bury, draw a blank, blank out

   Antonyms:
   think, bear in mind, recall, call up, recollect, retrieve, remember, call back, think of, mind

4. forget, leave(verb)

   leave behind unintentionally

   "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"

   Synonyms:
   lead, go forth, bury, leave alone, exit, draw a blank, leave behind, go away, give, will, blank out, get out, result, pull up stakes, block, go out, bequeath, entrust, pass on, depart, provide, leave, allow, impart, allow for

   Antonyms:
   mind, remember, recollect, bear in mind, think, retrieve, think of, call back, call up, recall

Wiktionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. forget(verb)

   Synonyms:
   overlook, disremember, passover

   Antonyms:
   learn, recall, remember, acquire, mind, reminisce, recollect

2. forget(verb)

   To lose remembrance of.

   I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.

   Synonyms:
   overlook, passover, disremember

   Antonyms:
   learn, recollect, recall, remember, mind, acquire, reminisce

3. forget(verb)

   To unintentionally not do, neglect.

   I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

   Synonyms:
   passover, overlook, disremember

   Antonyms:
   remember, recollect, mind, recall, acquire, reminisce, learn

4. forget(verb)

   To cease remembering.

   Let's just forget about it.

   Synonyms:
   passover, disremember, overlook

   Antonyms:
   acquire, remember, recall, reminisce, mind, recollect, learn

5. forget(verb)

   fuck, screw .

   Forget you!

   Synonyms:
   disremember, passover, overlook

   Antonyms:
   recollect, reminisce, recall, mind, learn, acquire, remember

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. forget

   Synonyms:
   contemn, despise, dishonor, disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, profane, violate

   Antonyms:
   celebrate, commemorate, keep, observe, solemnize

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. forget

   Synonyms:
   lose, pretermit, unlearn, obliviate, overlook

   Antonyms:
   acquire, learn, remember, recollect, mind, retain, treasure

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. nevermind

   to disregard

   Submitted by anonymous on April 25, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. forget(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   lose the remembrance of, let slip from the mind, not remember

2. forget(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   think no more of, consign to oblivion

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "forget":

   forgets, remember, overlook, forgot, forgotten, ignore, anas, neglect, forgetto, disregard

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1. Vincent Grashaw:

   I felt the material was important because it was less about school shootings and more about the power of friendship at that age, the devastating real struggles of youth, struggles we as adults tend to forget or make light of, which honestly can just make the issues with kids worse, instead of validating very real feelings. Their reality is their reality and some just aren't equipped to deal with the elevated emotions they experience at such a young age.

2. Clarence Rauch Wise:

   The old plaques were going to be put into a museum so that people will not forget our past.

3. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

   I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. You who have it to see, welcome it--and forget not those who have fallen during the night! (Noli Me Tangere)

4. Diana, Princess of Wales:

   So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them.

5. Klaus Friedrich:

   Even in the most optimistic scenario, Chinese engineering firms will keep more than 10 percent market share, Korea will fiercely defend its newly won share, and don't forget the United States is back in play.

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