forget | Definition of forget

1 to be unable to recall or think of

I forget exactly on which street that the house is

Synonyms of forget

disremember, unlearn

Words Related to forget

lose, miss

blank

misremember

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)

Near Antonyms of forget

remind

Antonyms of forget

flash back (to), hark back (to), harken back (to), hearken back (to), mind [chiefly dialect], recall, recollect, remember, reminisce (about), think (of)

2 to fail to give proper attention to

she promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college

Synonyms of forget

bypass, disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)

Words Related to forget

fail

miss, omit

brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)

disdain, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn

scant, skimp

Near Antonyms of forget

appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture

pamper

remember

listen (to), watch

follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark

Antonyms of forget

attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)

3 to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness

he forgot the pot boiling on the stove

Synonyms of forget

neglect, shirk

Words Related to forget

slack (off)

Near Antonyms of forget

carry out, do, execute, perform

accomplish, achieve

keep up, maintain

Antonyms of forget

attend (to), remember

4 to miss the opportunity or obligation

I forgot to call on his birthday

Synonyms of forget

fail, neglect, omit

Words Related to forget

disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, pretermit, slight

slide, slip

default

skip

Phrases Synonymous with forget

miss out on

Near Antonyms of forget

heed, mind, remember

keep, observe

carry out, do, execute, perform, practice (also practise)

discharge, fulfill (or fulfil), meet, satisfy

comply (with)

Synonyms and Antonyms of forget

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