forgettable
Not worth remembering
Forgettable describes something so unremarkable it fails to stick in memory: a forgettable meal, a forgettable performance.
The word usually carries mild criticism—not terrible, just not worth remembering.
The movie was perfectly forgettable.
Not worth recalling
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- unexceptionalNot standing out
bland · commonplace · prosaic · humdrum · undistinguished · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · average
Lacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
trifling · petty · immaterial · insubstantial · paltry · meaningless · irrelevant · peripheral
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- passingMoving by or temporary
- briefShort in duration
short-lived · temporary · evanescent · impermanent · transitory · vanishing · fading · dissipating
unmemorable
Not worth recalling
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
unexceptional · bland · commonplace · prosaic · humdrum · undistinguished · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety · average · nondescript
unimportant
Lacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- trivialLacking significance or weight
negligible · trifling · petty · immaterial · insubstantial · paltry · meaningless · irrelevant · peripheral · incidental
fleeting
Passing very quickly
brief · short-lived · temporary · evanescent · impermanent · transitory · vanishing · fading · dissipating · elusive
- Insignificant thingstrivial, minor, small, tiny, negligible
- Disappointingletdown, fizzle, lackluster, overhyped, uninspiring
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- dullnessboring, boredom, monotony, dullness, banality
- familiarityfamiliar, unfamiliar, known, unknown, acquainted
- hookupshookup, one-night stand, fling, booty call, casual sex
forgettableunforgettable
Permanently fixed in memory
memorable · indelible · haunting · persistent · lingering
forgettableremarkable
Worthy of attention
notable · striking · extraordinary · momentous · red-letter