FORGETTING Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word forgetting. (close relations)
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disregarding | ||||||||
adverb • in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks | ||||||||
overlooking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • used of a height or viewpoint | ||||||||
abandoning | verbv | |||||||
noun • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity verb • forsake, leave behind • give up with the intent of never claiming again • leave behind empty; move out of • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||||||||
ignoring | verbv | |||||||
verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • fail to notice • give little or no attention to • be ignorant of or in the dark about | ||||||||
neglecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • the state of something that has been unused and neglected • willful lack of care and attention • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances verb • leave undone or leave out • fail to do something; leave something undone • fail to attend to • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
omitting | verbv | |||||||
verb • prevent from being included or considered or accepted • leave undone or leave out | ||||||||
block | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | ||||||||
bury | verbv | |||||||
verb • cover from sight • place in a grave or tomb • place in the earth and cover with soil • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • embed deeply • dismiss from the mind; stop remembering | ||||||||
leave | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty • permission to do something • the act of departing politely verb • go away from a place • go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness • act or be so as to become in a specified state • leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking • move out of or depart from • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain • produce as a result or residue • remove oneself from an association with or participation in • put into the care or protection of someone • leave or give by will after one's death • have left or have as a remainder • be survived by after one's death • transmit (knowledge or skills) • leave behind unintentionally | ||||||||
overlook | verbv | |||||||
noun • a high place affording a good view verb • look past, fail to notice • be oriented in a certain direction • leave undone or leave out • look down on • watch over | ||||||||
disremember | verbv | |||||||
verb • To fail to remember; to forget. | ||||||||
blank out | verbv | |||||||
verb • be unable to remember • cut out, as for political reasons | ||||||||
draw a blank | nounn | |||||||
verb • be unable to remember | ||||||||
pass over | verbv | |||||||
verb • bypass • make a passage or journey from one place to another • travel across or pass over • fly over • rub with a circular motion |