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forget - 17 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | forget |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | not be able to remember |
| Synonyms: | blow, clean forget, consign to oblivion, dismiss from mind, disremember, draw a blank, escape one's memory, fail to remember, let slip from memory, lose consciousness of, lose sight of, misrecollect, obliterate, think no more of |
| Antonyms: | learn, recall, recollect, remember |
| Main Entry: | forget |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind |
| Synonyms: | blink, discount, disregard, drop, fail, ignore, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, skip, slight, transgress, trespass, lose sight of |
| Antonyms: | carry, remember, take |
| Main Entry: | condone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make allowance for |
| Synonyms: | buy*, disregard, excuse, forget, forgive, ignore, okay, overlook, pardon, pass over, remit, give green light, go along with, lap up, let it come, let it go by, let pass, look the other way, nod at, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | censure, condemn, forbid, prevent, not allow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disregard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; make light of |
| Synonyms: | brush aside, brush off, contemn, despise, discount, disdain, disobey, disparage, fail, forget, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pooh-pooh*, scorn, slight, snub, blink at, brush away, cold-shoulder*, have no use for, laugh off, leave out of account, let go, let off easy, let pass, live with, look the other way, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind, shut eyes to, take no notice of, tune out, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear, vilipend, wink at* |
| Notes: | ignore is properly used of things that are present in our surroundings; but for things like rules, conventions, stipulations, contracts, the right word is disregard |
| Antonyms: | attend, esteem, note, regard, respect, pay attention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forgive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop blame and grant pardon |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, amnesty, bear with, bury the hatchet*, clear, commute, condone, efface, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, extenuate, forget, let off*, overlook, palliate, pocket, purge, release, relent, remit, reprieve, respite, spring, accept apology, allow for, bear no malice, dismiss from mind, kiss and make up, laugh off, let bygones be bygones, let it go, let off easy, let pass, let up on, make allowance, think no more of, turn other cheek, wink at*, wipe slate clean |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, censure, charge, punish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ignore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard on purpose |
| Synonyms: | avoid, be oblivious to, blink, brush off*, bury one's head in sand, cold-shoulder*, discount, disdain, evade, fail, forget, let it go, look the other way, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pooh-pooh*, reject, scorn, shut eyes to, slight, take no notice, tune out, turn back on, turn blind eye, turn deaf ear, wink |
| Antonyms: | acknowledge, heed, look at, note, notice, pay attention, recognize, regard, take notice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pass over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore, disregard |
| Synonyms: | dismiss, fail, forget, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass, pass by, skip, not dwell on, take no notice of |
| Antonyms: | attend, heed, tap, take care |
| Main Entry: | rescind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare null and void |
| Synonyms: | abolish, abrogate, annul, call off, cancel, countermand, dismantle, forget, invalidate, lift, nix*, overturn, quash, recall, remove, renege, repeal, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub*, void, X-out, back out of, backpedal, backwater*, crawl out of, pull the plug, set aside, wangle out, weasel out |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offend, insult |
| Synonyms: | affront, brush off, chill, contemn, cool*, cut*, despise, discount, disdain, disparage, disregard, fail, flout, forget, ignore, neglect, omit, overlook, pooh-pooh*, reject, scoff, scorn, shrug off, skip, slur, sneeze at*, snub, upstage, blink at, give the brush, give the cold shoulder to, make light of, not give time of day, show disrespect, treat with contempt, turn deaf ear to |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bury the hatchet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | settle an argument |
| Synonyms: | forget, forgive, accept apology, bear no malice, end a quarrel, hold out the olive branch, kiss and make up, let bygones be bygones, make a peace offering, make peace, smoke the peace pipe, wipe slate clean |
| Main Entry: | lose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be deprived of; mislay |
| Synonyms: | bereave, capitulate, consume, default, deplete, disinherit, displace, dispossess, dissipate, divest, drain, drop, exhaust, expend, fail, forfeit, forget, lavish, misplace, miss, misspend, oust, relinquish, rob, sacrifice, squander, suffer, surrender, waste, yield, be careless, be impoverished, be reduced, become poorer, fail to keep, fall short, give up, pass up, suffer loss, use up |
| Antonyms: | keep, maintain, hold on to |
| Main Entry: | miss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail, make a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow, blunder, botch, disregard, drop, err, flub*, forget, fumble, ignore, juggle, lose, misfire, mislay, misplace, muff*, neglect, omit, overlook, pass over, skip, slight, slip, trip, be late for, drop the ball, fall flat on face, fall short, let go, let slip, miscarry, overshoot, pass up, trip up, undershoot |
| Antonyms: | get, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overlook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard, neglect |
| Synonyms: | discount, disdain, forget, ignore, miss, omit, overpass, pass, pass by, slight, fail to notice, leave out, leave undone, let fall between the cracks, let go, let slide, make light of, pay no attention, slip up* |
| Antonyms: | attend, heed, honor, notice, regard, respect, look at |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore |
| Synonyms: | bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass by, slight, turn a blind eye |
| Antonyms: | attend, be aware, pay attention |
| Main Entry: | discount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; treat as insignificant |
| Synonyms: | belittle, brush off*, depreciate, derogate, disbelieve, discredit, disregard, doubt, fail, forget, minimize, mistrust, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, question, reject, scout, slight, blink at, detract from, dispraise, scoff at |
| Antonyms: | attend, recognize, pay attention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, forsake |
| Synonyms: | abort, back out, blink, break one's word, desert, disappoint, discount, disregard, fault, forget, funk, go astray, ignore, let down, miscarry, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, slight, slip |
| Antonyms: | capture, complete, deliver, finish, obtain, procure |
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decide not to do |
| Synonyms: | decline, discount, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, refuse, skip, slight, not heed, pass on, pass up |
| Antonyms: | accept, be willing |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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