Forgettable and Memorable

Opposite meaning words

Forgettable adjective - Easily forgotten.

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Memorable is an antonym for forgettable.

Nearby Words: forgetful, forgetting

Memorable adjective - Not easily forgotten.

Usage example: the troupe put on the most memorable performance of Hamlet that I have ever seen

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Forgettable is an antonym for memorable in noteworthy topic.

Nearby Words: memorial, memorably, memorability

Used on a mailbox in How I Got Into College: it is the only memorable shot in one of the world's most forgettable films.

Source: Vertigo Effect
There's a memorable Lampshade Hanging of this trope in the otherwise forgettable film Stakeout: To pass the time while on stakeout, Emilio Estevez and Richard Dreyfuss's characters are playing a guessing game where they cite memorable lines of dialogue and quiz the other as to what movie it's from.

Source: Celebrity Paradox / Film
He is an ugly giant ogre and a memorable boss in the otherwise forgettable 16-bit platformer game Mr. Nutz.

Source: Video Game / Super Mario Fusion Revival

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