Forgotten
Forgotten adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.
Obscure
Obscure adjective - Not widely known.
Usage example: he's an obscure artist now, but he's sure to be famous someday
Forgotten and obscure are semantically related in little known topic. Sometimes you can use "Forgotten" instead an adjective "Obscure".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Also the Boogeymen series, which is a crossover with just about every significant (and many obscure and forgotten) horror movie and game that exists.
Source: Fan Fic / Titan Legends - There he finds a host of obscure and forgotten Nintendo characters, most of them down on their luck and seeking to have their wishes granted as well.
Source: Video Game / Captain Rainbow -
It tends to be "conveniently forgotten" by his biographers and fandom, and he seems to prefer that it remains obscure.
Source: Creator / Grant Morrison
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