Academic Dictionary
Home / Thesaurus / Unlearn
Find the word that fits

Unlearn: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Unlearn

To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of.

View the full dictionary entry Compare this word with another →
47 useful connections shown 6 reviewed relationships and 41 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Broader term 6

Bury 76% connected

A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Discard 76% connected

To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Dispose 76% connected

To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Fling 76% connected

To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Forget 76% connected

To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Toss 76% connected

To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words
Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.

Acquire verb · 78% connection

gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Apt adjective · 78% connection

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Computer memory noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Computer storage noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Con verb · 78% connection

To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Contradiction noun · 78% connection

An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Forfeit noun · 78% connection

To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Forgetful adjective · 78% connection

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Fugue noun · 78% connection

dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Get verb · 78% connection

To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Gr…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Larn verb · 78% connection

gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Lear verb · 78% connection

To learn. See Lere, to learn.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Learn verb · 78% connection

To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Learned adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learn…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Liable adjective · 78% connection

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Lose verb · 78% connection

To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Lotus noun · 78% connection

The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of whi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
Memento noun · 78% connection

A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forget, been, learned, lose, memory.
Definition Compare
All dictionary tools

Explore Academic Dictionary

The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.

Dictionary Definitions and meanings Thesaurus Synonyms with nuance Academic writing Evidence and analysis Professional Workplace vocabulary Word origins Etymology and roots Subjects Specialist dictionaries Word clusters Connected vocabulary Word similarity Compare two words Crossword Play with vocabulary