forgot
It slipped away
Forgot is the past tense of forget—to fail to remember or to leave behind unintentionally: I forgot her name, He forgot his wallet.
It also expresses neglect of duty or consideration: You forgot to call, She forgot about the meeting.
In casual speech, forgot sometimes substitutes for forgotten as the past participle: I had forgot all about it.
Brief forgetting episode
- blankedMade empty or void
- drew a blankFailed to remember
- lost trackFailed to monitor
- misrememberedRecalled inaccurately
spaced out · senior moment · tip of tongue · mental block · brain fog · woolgathering · distracted · preoccupied
Pathological loss of recall
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- memory lossFailure to recall
- cognitive declineWorsening of thought abilities
brain injury · concussion · neurological · hippocampus · short-term · long-term · retrograde · anterograde
Not noticed or considered
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- omittedLeft out intentionally
- missedFailed to reach
- skippedWent past without stopping
left out · passed over · disregarded · ignored · abandoned · let slide · dropped the ball · unattended
Sorrow over past actions
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- should havePast obligation unfulfilled
- if onlyExpression of regret
- sorryExpressing regret or apology
apologize · make amends · self-reproach · hindsight · rue · lament · contrition · remorseful
Held back from expression
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- pushed awayThrust to distance
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- traumaLasting psychological wound
unconscious · selective memory · dissociation · compartmentalized · suppression · avoidance · erased · blotted out
Those from whom one descends
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- mother tongueLanguage acquired from birth
homeland · customs · elders · history · origins · identity · native language · ceremonies
memory lapse
Brief forgetting episode
- blankedMade empty or void
- drew a blankFailed to remember
- lost trackFailed to monitor
misremembered · spaced out · senior moment · tip of tongue · mental block · brain fog · woolgathering · distracted · preoccupied · unfocused
amnesia
Pathological loss of recall
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- memory lossFailure to recall
cognitive decline · brain injury · concussion · neurological · hippocampus · short-term · long-term · retrograde · anterograde · senility
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
skipped · left out · passed over · disregarded · ignored · abandoned · let slide · dropped the ball · unattended · forsaken
regret
Sorrow over past actions
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- should havePast obligation unfulfilled
- if onlyExpression of regret
sorry · apologize · make amends · self-reproach · hindsight · rue · lament · contrition · remorseful · disappointment
repressed
Held back from expression
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- pushed awayThrust to distance
- denialRefusal to accept reality
trauma · unconscious · selective memory · dissociation · compartmentalized · suppression · avoidance · erased · blotted out · shut out
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
mother tongue · homeland · customs · elders · history · origins · identity · native language · ceremonies · rituals
forgotremembered
Brought back to mind
recalled · recollected · retained · kept in mind · held onto
forgotmemorized
Stored in recall
committed to memory · learned by heart · studied · rehearsed · ingrained
- 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
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