Synonyms of memorize

memorize

verb

ˈme-mə-ˌrīz 

as in to learn

to commit to memory

everyone has to memorize a poem for next week's class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• learn
• study
• remember
• know
• understand
• recall
• retain
• grasp
• recollect
• get
• comprehend
• think (of)
• accept
• con
• absorb
• apprehend
• digest
• relive
• mind
• reminisce (about)
• hark back (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• unlearn
• ignore
• disregard
• overlook
• slight
• pass over
• disremember
• neglect
• misremember
• slur (over)
• overpass

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of memorize

Ideally, the problem is unique so the model hasn't simply memorized the solution from its training data. —Lukas Petersson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Competing in Granada, Spain, in November, Richards triumphed in his first-ever Spanish Scrabble tournament, losing just one game out of 24. Richards, who holds five English-language world titles, spent a year memorizing the Spanish Scrabble word list to prepare. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

Estelle Getty started suffering from Lewy body dementia during the show and struggled to memorize scripts. —Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

Because it is used so frequently, those nine digits are worth memorizing. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024