forgettable

adjective

for·​get·​ta·​ble fər-ˈge-tə-bəl How to pronounce forgettable (audio)
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: 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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Despite his forgettable playing career, Uecker was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 as the winner of the Ford. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025 The remaining seven undisputed songs, including forgettable Akon and Lenny Kravitz collaborations, make for a slight and inessential collection. Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025 There was a lot to process Monday, as New York Giants players, co-owner John Mara, general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll addressed the media to close the book on the forgettable 2024 season. Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 An inverse effect of the group chat’s casual, forgettable dialogue is that switching into a more earnest mode can be difficult. Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for forgettable 

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forgettable was in 1845

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“Forgettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgettable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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