Forget and Try

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Forget

Forget verb - To be unable to recall or think of.
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Antonyms for Forget
Try is an antonym for forget.
Nearby Words: forgetful, forgetting, forgetfully

Try

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
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Antonyms for Try
Forget is an antonym for try in attempt topic.
Nearby Words: tried, trying
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Common collocations

life forget life try life
people forget people try people
name forget name try name
series forget series try series
Other words: time, way, world, game, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma In a similar but not identical manner, try and forget the capitalization in the sentence "I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse." Come on, try it.
    Source: Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma
  • Most fans try and forget his very gruesome murders and unstable mentality and turn him into a fuck-toy for L.
    Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Anime
  • Series / Night Court I Take Offense to That Last One: In "Dan's Escort" a wealthy older woman wants to pay Dan for sex to try and forget her late husband.
    Source: Series / Night Court
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