Synonyms for forget
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To lose remembrance of.
I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
- v. 2
To unintentionally not do, neglect.
I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
Related words
- Word family
- forgetful forgetness forgettability forgettable
- Phrases
- forget it
- Is a kind of
- lose
Forms
- Past participle
- forgotten
e.g. forgotten → leaved, lost, blocked, overlooked…
Example sentences
- block The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
- bury Gray squirrels bury nuts, but red squirrels don't.
- neglect She was dismissed on the grounds of neglect of duty.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| forget | rising | |
| block | steady | |
| bury | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lose1, bury2, sack1
- 5 letters
- leave1, block1, screw1
- 6 letters
- slight1
- 7 letters
- neglect2
- 8 letters
- overlook3
- 9 letters
- disregard3, obliviate
- 11 letters
- disremember
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bury2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- oublier
- Italiano
- dimenticare
- Español
- olvidar
- Deutsch
- vergessen
- Català
- oblidar