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unforgotten

unforgotten

1 5.5
People remember it for a long time because it mattered
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnfərˈɡɑːtən/
translation icon : inolvidable
  • That unforgotten lesson of a half-century ago still matters; it is why Americans, even today, remember Pearl Harbor.
  • remained unforgotten

Examples

  • Till the moment when he could again describe the one agony that remained fresh and unforgotten.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • My original title for this book was Unforgotten Song.

    Blog text (11)
  • There's a sense of a sort of... unforgotten evil.

  • Consider this a kind of last goodbye ♪ To these unforgotten days ♪

  • Smooth unforgotten egg.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • An increasing interdependence among Japan, China, and the rest of Asia, based on similar goals and objectives of their respective elites, has developed despite the unforgotten legacies of World War II.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The memories of her unforgotten childhood filled her with nostalgia.

  • Many unforgotten moments from the past continue to shape our lives today.

  • He spoke of his unforgotten mentor with deep respect and admiration.

Synonyms

unforgettable
vsunforgotten
58 3.4

Very strong or special so you remember it for a long time

is remembered over time because of lasting importance or impact

Antonyms

21 2.0

Not remembered or noticed and left alone

People do not notice it when it is important

How Remembered

celebrated
1 3.2
unforgotten
1 5.5

Surface Forms

unforgotten positive

Morphology

unforgotten = forgotten (transparent) = un + forgotten

The negative prefix 'un-' is applied to the participial adjective 'forgotten' to yield the clear meaning 'not forgotten'.

Etymology

The word unforgotten begins with un- 'not' and the rest is forgotten, the past of forget 'to lose memory of something'. So unforgotten literally means 'not forgotten' and is used for people or events that people continue to remember.