JJ30a
Other words or expressions for forgetting something: “I ________.”
| NR | 207 |
| CAN’T THINK | 203 |
| CAN’T REMEMBER | 101 |
| FORGOT | 86 |
| DON’T REMEMBER | 72 |
| DISREMEMBER | 68 |
| DRAW A BLANK | 37 |
| FORGET | 36 |
| CAN’T RECALL | 22 |
| DON’T RECALL | 21 |
| PLUMB FORGOT | 18 |
| COMPLETELY FORGOT | 13 |
| DIDN’T REMEMBER | 13 |
| FORGOT IT | 10 |
| OVERLOOKED IT | 10 |
| AM ABSENTMINDED | 8 |
| CLEAN FORGOT | 7 |
| DON’T RECOLLECT | 7 |
| GOOFED | 7 |
| CAN’T THINK OF IT | 6 |
| DREW A BLANK | 6 |
| LET IT SLIP MY MIND | 6 |
| RUN A BLANK | 6 |
| SLIPPED MY MIND | 6 |
| DIDN’T THINK OF IT | 5 |
| FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT | 5 |
| JUST FORGOT | 5 |
| LOST TRACK OF IT | 5 |
| BLANKED OUT | 4 |
| AM STUPID | 3 |
| COMPLETELY FORGOT IT | 3 |
| FAIL TO REMEMBER | 3 |
| FORGOT TO REMEMBER | 3 |
| HAVE FORGOTTEN | 3 |
| IT SLIPPED MY MIND | 3 |
| JUST CAN’T REMEMBER | 3 |
| LOST IT | 3 |
| LOST TRACK | 3 |
| MY MIND WENT BLANK | 3 |
| WENT BLANK | 3 |
| AM FORGETFUL | 2 |
| AM SO FORGETFUL | 2 |
| BLEW IT | 2 |
| CAN’T CALL IT | 2 |
| CAN’T RECALL IT | 2 |
| CAN’T RECOLLECT | 2 |
| CAN’T SEEM TO THINK | 2 |
| CLEAR FORGOT | 2 |
| DIDN’T THINK | 2 |
| DON’T KNOW | 2 |
| FORGET IT | 2 |
| FORGOT THAT | 2 |
| MY MIND IS A BLANK | 2 |
| NEGLECTED IT | 2 |
| PLAIN FORGOT | 2 |
| PLUMB FORGOT IT | 2 |
| SLIPPED UP | 2 |
| “ACH, I CAN’T THINK” | 1 |
| AM ABSENTMIND | 1 |
| AM BLANK | 1 |
| AM BLANK ON IT | 1 |
| AM BLOCKING | 1 |
| AM DUMB | 1 |
| AM GETTING OLD | 1 |
| AM GETTING PSYCHED OUT | 1 |
| AM LOSING MY MARBLES | 1 |
| AM NEGLIGENT | 1 |
| AM SENILE | 1 |
| AM SHORT OF MEMORY | 1 |
| AM SHORT-MINDED | 1 |
| “AM SORRY, I FORGOT” | 1 |
| BLACKED OUT | 1 |
| BLANK | 1 |
| BLANKED ON IT | 1 |
| BLEW IT AGAIN | 1 |
| BLEW THAT | 1 |
| BOO-BOOED | 1 |
| CANNOT RECALL | 1 |
| CAN’T CALL IT TO MIND | 1 |
| CAN’T CALL IT TO MY MIND | 1 |
| CAN’T GET IT | 1 |
| CAN’T PLACE IT | 1 |
| CAN’T PUT MY FINGER ON IT | 1 |
| CAN’T PUT MY TONGUE ON IT | 1 |
| CAN’T REMEMBER THAT | 1 |
| CAN’T REMEMBER THE LENGTH OF MY NOSE | 1 |
| CAN’T REMEMBER THE LENGTH OF MY NOSE ANYMORE | 1 |
| “CAN’T REMEMBER, MY MIND’S A BLANK” | 1 |
| CAN’T REMEMBERED | 1 |
| CAN’T TELL NOW | 1 |
| CAN’T THINK JUST NOW | 1 |
| CAN’T THINK NOW | 1 |
| CLEAN CLEAR FORGOT | 1 |
| CLEAN FORGOT IT | 1 |
| CLEAN SMACK FORGOT IT | 1 |
| COMPLETELY FORGET IT | 1 |
| CONKED OUT | 1 |
| COULDN’T | 1 |
| COULDN’T KEEP IT IN MIND | 1 |
| COULDN’T RECALL IT | 1 |
| COULDN’T THINK | 1 |
| DIDN’T GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE MY WITS ABOUT ME | 1 |
| DIDN’T JOT IT DOWN | 1 |
| DIDN’T MAKE A NOTE TO MYSELF | 1 |
| DIDN’T REMEMBER THAT | 1 |
| DIDN’T THINK ABOUT IT | 1 |
| DONE FORGOT | 1 |
| DONE FORGOT IT | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE AN INKLING | 1 |
| DON’T KNOW HIS NUMBER | 1 |
| DON’T RECALL IT | 1 |
| DON’T THINK | 1 |
| ENTIRELY FORGOT | 1 |
| FAILED TO REMEMBER | 1 |
| FLAT FORGOT IT | 1 |
| FOGGED OUT | 1 |
| FORGET MY HEAD IF IT WASN’T HUNG ON MY SHOULDERS | 1 |
| FORGOT IT ENTIRELY | 1 |
| FORGOT IT SLICK AS A BUTTON | 1 |
| GOOFED IT | 1 |
| GOT FOR TO DO THAT | 1 |
| GOT TOO MANY THINGS ON MY MIND | 1 |
| GUESS I WAS ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH | 1 |
| HAD A RELAPSE | 1 |
| HAVE A BLANK MIND | 1 |
| HAVE A FINE FORGETTERY | 1 |
| HAVE DRAWN A BLANK | 1 |
| HAVE LOST IT | 1 |
| HAVE LOST TRACK | 1 |
| HAVE NO RECOLLECTION | 1 |
| I’D LOSE MY HEAD IF IT WASN’T TIED TO ME | 1 |
| IT ESCAPED ME | 1 |
| IT ESCAPED ME COMPLETELY | 1 |
| IT ESCAPED MY MIND | 1 |
| IT FADED FROM ME | 1 |
| IT WENT IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER | 1 |
| IT’S A BLANK TO ME | 1 |
| JUST CAN’T RECALL | 1 |
| JUST CAN’T THINK | 1 |
| JUST CLEAR FORGOT | 1 |
| JUST COULDN’T PLACE IT | 1 |
| JUST DON’T REMEMBER | 1 |
| JUST FORGET | 1 |
| JUST FORGOT IT | 1 |
| JUST LET IT PASS BY | 1 |
| JUST PLAIN FORGOT | 1 |
| JUST PLAIN FORGOT IT | 1 |
| JUST PLUMB FORGOT THAT | 1 |
| JUST POLITELY FORGET | 1 |
| JUST WENT BLANK | 1 |
| LEFT IT BEHIND | 1 |
| LET IT SLIP | 1 |
| LET THAT PASS BY | 1 |
| LOST IT COMPLETELY | 1 |
| LOST IT ENTIRELY | 1 |
| LOST MY HEAD | 1 |
| LOST MY MEMORY | 1 |
| LOST SIGHT OF IT | 1 |
| LOST SIGHT OF THAT | 1 |
| MY MIND’S A BLANK | 1 |
| MY MIND’S JUST BLANK | 1 |
| NEGLECT | 1 |
| NEGLECTED TO | 1 |
| NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT | 1 |
| PLUMB FORGET IT | 1 |
| PLUMB FORGOT THAT | 1 |
| SHORE FORGOT | 1 |
| SIMPLY FORGOT | 1 |
| SLICK FORGOT IT | 1 |
| SLICK FORGOT THAT | 1 |
| SLIP MY MIND | 1 |
| SLIPPED A COG | 1 |
| SLIPPED MY MEMORY | 1 |
| SLIPPED UP ON THAT ONE | 1 |
| SLIPS MY MIND | 1 |
| SNUM FORGOT | 1 |
| SURE FORGOT IT | 1 |
| THINK SHE SLIPPED ME | 1 |
| WAS PERFECTLY BLANK | 1 |
| WENT COMPLETELY BLANK | 1 |
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