forgettable

adjective

for·​get·​ta·​ble fər-ˈge-tə-bəl How to pronounce forgettable (audio)
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: fit or likely to be forgotten
a forgettable movie

Examples of forgettable in a Sentence

It was an extremely forgettable performance.
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All the actors here (Giovanni Ribisi, Parker Posey, Steve Zahn, and Nicky Katt) act their hearts out, but the end result is forgettable. Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025 The playoff game itself is largely forgettable … Washington prevailed rather easily, 20-6, in a 1990 NFC wild-card playoff game. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 These sequences are bright and colorful, but the visualization, once a Shankar USP, is largely forgettable. Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025 In that fateful loss to the Hornets last month, Haliburton had a forgettable outing with nine points and eight assists. Tony East, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for forgettable 

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forgettable was in 1845

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“Forgettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgettable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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