as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
a forgotten doll under the bed a long-forgotten house down a winding dirt road
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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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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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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 forgotten
Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
So, what does the future hold for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency – once seemingly close to forgotten as the AI craze took hold, but now firmly back on the agenda?
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Their warmth, commitment and passion for the Hudson Catholic community will never be forgotten.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Patients often feel forgotten when treatment ends, but research shows the knock-on effects, from mental health to financial challenges, can persist decades into recovery.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
The people of Syria never forgot, either.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Try to keep items that have a shorter shelf life front and center so they’re not forgotten and hopefully used before their expiration date arrives.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
That fight started off bizarre as Burke forgot his boxing trunks and wound up fighting in cartoon-print underwear.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The next conflict to unfreeze could be one that the outside world has all but forgotten—but that has the potential, like Syria, to draw outside powers into confrontations none of them want.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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But technology waits for no one, and with all the hype around AI, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s been forgotten.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
So, what does the future hold for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency – once seemingly close to forgotten as the AI craze took hold, but now firmly back on the agenda?
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Their warmth, commitment and passion for the Hudson Catholic community will never be forgotten.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Patients often feel forgotten when treatment ends, but research shows the knock-on effects, from mental health to financial challenges, can persist decades into recovery.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
The people of Syria never forgot, either.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Try to keep items that have a shorter shelf life front and center so they’re not forgotten and hopefully used before their expiration date arrives.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
That fight started off bizarre as Burke forgot his boxing trunks and wound up fighting in cartoon-print underwear.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The next conflict to unfreeze could be one that the outside world has all but forgotten—but that has the potential, like Syria, to draw outside powers into confrontations none of them want.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgotten
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In addition to timeliness and personalization, using AI in recognition and rewards programs can help prevent human oversight by identifying milestones and smaller contributions that might otherwise be missed.Archer Chiang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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What was missed in almost all the reports covering Salt Typhoon was the FBI’s precise warning.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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For nearly four decades, Enzo Ferrari and his company had worshipped at the temple of natural aspiration, but the turbo’s potential could no longer be ignored.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored.Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Communicate Your Vision Gill’s exercises make a terrific team project for colleagues to identify what can be streamlined, what’s being neglected and what can go altogether.Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Employees tend to be the most important resource in a company, but, unfortunately, they are often neglected and overlooked.Andreas Eschbach, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are parallels to the Dodgers’ failed attempt to sign Ohtani in 2017, though Friedman insisted each of these rare instances should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to the school’s lawsuit, which has not been previously reported, the VII Group had failed to refund Memphis more than $57,000 despite the school making 15 requests for the money in the 16 months since the game took place.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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The residence halls had lost power, and cell service was not working.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The stock sank, and an earnings call that should have been about bouncing back from a rough quarter was instead overshadowed by a health crisis that is costing McDonald’s $100 million in marketing and help for franchisees who lost business during the outbreak.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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McQueen spends half an hour dispassionately showing us the grimness of HMP Maze, a Troubles-era warehouse for enemies of the British state on a disused airfield.IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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In his first five night-shift stints as watchman at a disused ’80s amusement park/arcade mall — Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place — Mike stares glaze-eyed at security monitors, then drifts into violent 3-D incidents, His circumstance incarnates the hell that Morrissey sings about.Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
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The power station, which is famous for gracing the cover of the Pink Floyd album Animals, was decommissioned in 1983 and lay derelict for almost 30 years.Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission on Tuesday gave the green light to demolish two historic but derelict buildings on East Colfax Avenue, with all but one board member agreeing the multimillion-dollar restorations would be an economic hardship to the owner.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Forgotten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgotten. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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