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forgettable

forgettable

16 3.8
Not interesting or special, so people do not remember it
  • adjective
  • /fərˈɡɛtəbəl/
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  • - They hire us for our forgettable faces.
  • eminently forgettable
  • forgettable movie
  • forgettable film

You make yourself as disengaged, as forgettable, and as dull as a grey rock.

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Examples

  • We learned no more songs, and we were told no more stories except for forgettable ones involving talking bunnies and moralistic cows.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I think we're all much more forgettable than we ever want to admit.

  • "A very forgettable place," Ray said when they were once more out in the hot sunlight.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • What they did the rest of the time seemed frivolous and forgettable.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • From every indication, he had peaked in high school and simply gone on to live a forgettable life.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The songs all suffered from repetitious yet forgettable melodies and lyrics.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Wiseman has crafted an inert and thoroughly forgettable generic action film out of a rather surefire premise.

    Blog text (29)
  • The lecture was so dull that it was completely forgettable.

  • Many ads are designed to be catchy, but some end up being forgettable.

  • His performance in the play was forgettable and did not leave a lasting impression.

Synonyms

unremarkable
vsforgettable
20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

is more about fading from attention than simple ordinariness
unmemorable
vsforgettable
1 5.3

Not easy to remember or notice later

is more about fading from attention quickly rather than lasting impression
unrememberable
vsforgettable
1 8.6

Hard to keep in your mind because it is not interesting or important

is about being easily overlooked in daily life rather than impossible to recall
not worth writing home about
vsforgettable
  • Informal
7.0

Not very good or special

is focused on being quickly ignored by people rather than mere lack of impressiveness
unmomentous
vsforgettable
6.8

Not important and having little effect on events

is about being easily unnoticed over time rather than low importance

Antonyms

181 3.5

Worth remembering because it is very good, interesting, or unusual

58 3.4

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

How Memorable

unforgettable
58 3.4
memorable
181 3.5
forgettable
16 3.8
unremarkable
20 3.5
ordinary
683 1.0

Surface Forms

forgettable positive

Morphology

forgettable = forget (transparent) = forget + able

Direct adjectival formation from the verb 'forget' with the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be forgotten'.

Etymology

Forgettable comes from the verb forget ('lose from memory') plus the ending -able ('able to be'). So, something forgettable is 'able to be forgotten'—not very memorable or easy to forget.