forget
Let it slip
To forget is to fail to retain something in memory: I forgot her name.
It can mean to neglect or overlook: Don't forget to lock the door.
To forget also means to put something out of mind deliberately: Let's just forget the whole thing.
Forget it dismisses a topic or tells someone not to bother.
Forget about it can signal that something is impossible or out of the question: A raise? Forget about it.
Minor error or misstep
- blankWithout marks or content
- memory lapseBrief forgetting episode
- mental blockInability to retrieve thoughts
- brain fogCognitive sluggishness and confusion
blackout · amnesia · drawing a blank · tip of the tongue · fugue · spacing out · senior moment · absentmindedness
Miss or commanding view
- neglectFailure to provide care
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- missFail to reach
omit · skip · leave out · pass over · let slide · drop · abandon · dismiss
Cease to blame
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- let goCease holding something
- move onAdvance past something
water under the bridge · reconcile · make peace · bury the hatchet · absolve · release · amnesty · clemency
slip
Minor error or misstep
- blankWithout marks or content
- memory lapseBrief forgetting episode
- mental blockInability to retrieve thoughts
brain fog · blackout · amnesia · drawing a blank · tip of the tongue · fugue · spacing out · senior moment · absentmindedness · oblivion
overlook
Miss or commanding view
miss · omit · skip · leave out · pass over · let slide · drop · abandon · dismiss · bypass
forgive
Cease to blame
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- let goCease holding something
move on · water under the bridge · reconcile · make peace · bury the hatchet · absolve · release · amnesty · clemency · mercy
erase
Remove recorded marks
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- expungeDelete entirely, officially
purge · blot out · suppress · bury · block out · repress · banish · delete · efface · extinguish
unlearn
Discard ingrained knowledge
let go · release · detach · outgrow · transcend · abandon · relinquish · cast off · shake off
- memoryremember, recall, memorize, recollect, retain
- everyday mistakesslip, typos, trip, spelling errors, fall
- mental lapseslapse, slip, misplace, overlook, zone out
- mental verbsthink, believe, know, imagine, remember
- stative verbsbe, am, is, are, was
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- forget itDismissive phrase ending discussion
- forget about itDismissive phrase, drop it
- forgive and forgetAbsolve and dismiss resentment
- forget aboutStop thinking about something
- forgotten wordsVocabulary fallen from use
- forgot aboutFailed to recall
forgotten, forgetful, forgot, forgetting, forgets, unforgettable, forgetfulness, forgettable, forgetfully