forgettable

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adjective

Possible to be forgotten.

Similar
unmemorable
Opposite
unforgettable
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Meanings

adjectiveforgettable (comparative more forgettable, superlative most forgettable)

comparative more forgettable · superlative most forgettable

  1. Possible to be forgotten.
  2. Easily forgotten; not special or notable.

    Barthes describes the punctum (the nonconnotative or denotative meaning) of the photograph (or movie still) in such a manner; the detail relevant or not relevant to the image's overall meaning becomes the focus of an otherwise forgettable picture […]

    2012, Jeff Rice, Digital Detroit: Rhetoric and Space in the Age of the Network, page 160

    Antonyms: unforgettable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveEasily forgotten; not special or notable.

Opposite
unforgettable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveeasily forgotten

Similar
unmemorable
Opposite
unforgettable
Also see
unmemorable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From forget + -able.

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Translations

Catalan oblidable
  • oblidableeasily forgotten
Chinese Mandarin 讓人印象不深的 /让人印象不深的, 不起眼兒 /不起眼儿
  • 讓人印象不深的 /让人印象不深的 (ràng rén yìnxiàng bù shēn de)easily forgotten
  • 不起眼兒 /不起眼儿 (bù qìyǎnr)easily forgotten
Dutch vergetelijk
  • vergetelijkeasily forgotten
Esperanto forgesebla
  • forgeseblaeasily forgotten
Finnish helposti unohtuva
  • helposti unohtuvaeasily forgotten
French oubliable
  • oubliableeasily forgotten
German vergessbar
  • vergessbareasily forgotten
Hungarian felejthető, feledhető
  • felejthetőeasily forgotten
  • feledhetőeasily forgotten
Icelandic gleymanleg
  • gleymanlegeasily forgotten
Italian dimenticabile, scordevole
  • dimenticabileeasily forgotten
  • scordevoleeasily forgotten
Latin immemorabilis
  • immemorabiliseasily forgotten
Polish słabo zapadający w pamięć
  • słabo zapadający w pamięćeasily forgotten
Portuguese esquecível, olvidável
  • esquecíveleasily forgotten
  • olvidáveleasily forgotten
Russian забыва́емый
  • забыва́емый (zabyvájemyj)easily forgotten
Spanish olvidable
  • olvidableeasily forgotten
Swedish förglömlig
  • förglömligeasily forgotten
Turkish unutulabilir
  • unutulabilireasily forgotten
Welsh anghofiadwy
  • anghofiadwyeasily forgotten

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with forgettable

unforgettableregrettablegettablepettable
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Cite this entry
APA

forgettable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgettable

MLA

“forgettable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgettable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forgettable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgettable.

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