forgets
Slips one's mind
Forgets is the third-person singular of forget—to fail to remember or to leave behind unintentionally.
Someone forgets a name, an anniversary, an umbrella.
The word captures both mental lapses and neglect: She forgets to call, He never forgets a face.
To say someone forgets themselves is to say they've acted improperly, losing composure or manners.
Misses or surveys
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- disregardsFails to consider
- neglectsFails to care for
- omitsLeaves something out
bypasses · skips · misses · abandons · dismisses · slights · brushes aside · glosses over
Pathological loss of recall
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- recallMemory retrieval act
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
neurology · consolidation · engram · retention · blackout · senior moment · memory loss · tip of tongue
Minor error or misstep
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- errorFault in communication
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
gaffe · mishap · omission · flub · fumble · blooper · boo-boo · oops
Act of wiping away
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
lethe · void · nothingness · extinction · lost · bygone · buried · repression
Lacking mental focus
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- spaceyAbsent-minded, unfocused
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
inattentive · daydreaming · woolgathering · dreamy · bemused · muddleheaded · vague · flaky
overlooks
Misses or surveys
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- disregardsFails to consider
- neglectsFails to care for
omits · bypasses · skips · misses · abandons · dismisses · slights · brushes aside · glosses over · pays no heed
amnesia
Pathological loss of recall
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- recallMemory retrieval act
- hippocampusMemory formation region
cognition · neurology · consolidation · engram · retention · blackout · senior moment · memory loss · tip of tongue · mental block
slip
Minor error or misstep
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- errorFault in communication
blunder · gaffe · mishap · omission · flub · fumble · blooper · boo-boo · oops · brain fart
erasure
Act of wiping away
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
obliteration · lethe · void · nothingness · extinction · lost · bygone · buried · repression · suppression
scatterbrained
Lacking mental focus
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- spaceyAbsent-minded, unfocused
unfocused · inattentive · daydreaming · woolgathering · dreamy · bemused · muddleheaded · vague · flaky · absent
forgetsremembers
Retains in the mind
recalls · recollects · retains · memorizes · commits to memory
forgetsremembers
Retains in the mind
heeds · minds · notes · attends to · tracks
forgetscommemorates
Honors through ceremony
memorializes · honors · preserves · cherishes · treasures
- forget itDismissive phrase ending discussion
- forget about itDismissive phrase, drop it
- forgive and forgetAbsolve and dismiss resentment
- forget aboutStop thinking about something
- forgetting aboutFailing to remember
- don't forget
forget, forgetful, forgetting, unforgettable, forgetfulness, forgettable, forgetter, forget it, unforgettably