Forget and Recognize

Opposite meaning words

Forget verb - To be unable to recall or think of.

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Recognize is an antonym for forget.

Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Forget is an antonym for recognize in topics: acknowledge, identify.

man	forget man	recognize man
people	forget people	recognize people
name	forget name	recognize name
time	forget time	recognize time
Other words: fact, face, characters, song, existence, names, friends.

You could forget the guy's voice and never see his face and you'd still always recognize Murdoc.

Source: Zorro Mark
It seems a majority of those close to the transformed victims not only don't recognize the victim they forget the person even existed.

Source: Loss of Identity
When he does recognize him, he acknowledges that he was wrong and helps Hoover forget the worst of the trauma.

Source: Comic Book / Preacher

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