forgettable

adjective

for·​get·​ta·​ble fər-ˈge-tə-bəl How to pronounce forgettable (audio)
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Synonyms of forgettablenext
: fit or likely to be forgotten
a forgettable movie

Examples of forgettable in a Sentence

It was an extremely forgettable performance.
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The small, specific hosting choices separate a forgettable hangout from one guests still talk about next week, and almost none of them cost real money. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 The Giants run game was 84 yards of forgettable New Jersey mileage. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 As Stephen Sondheim teaches us, (forgettable) content dictates (forgettable) form. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the decidedly forgettable experience of falling for a phishing scam—or in this case, the simulation of one. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgettable

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of forgettable was in 1845

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