Dismissed
Forgotten
Forgotten adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unused and dismissed
- unused and forgotten
- forsaken and dismissed
- forsaken and forgotten
- neglected and dismissed
- neglected and forgotten
- omitted and dismissed
- omitted and forgotten
- disregarded and dismissed
- disregarded and forgotten
- ignored and dismissed
- ignored and forgotten
- overlooked and dismissed
- overlooked and forgotten
Both words in one sentence
- Compare Brick Joke (the gun is dismissed and forgotten before it's used even once, and then comes back).
Source: Chekhov's Boomerang -
Un-Person: In his lifetime he witnessed his importance being dismissed and his contributions basically being forgotten, though eventually this changed.
Source: Creator / Thomas Paine - Prince of Space was dismissed at theaters and forgotten until MSTed, at which point fans realized that it was a very early example of Toku, and had several supplemental films attached to it.
Source: Vindicated by Cable
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