as in forgetting
to be unable to recall or think of
let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year
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Recent Examples of unlearning
This process of shifting mindsets begins with women leaders unlearning what no longer serves them and intentionally choosing what to focus on.
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Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mario Kart veterans must spend time unlearning their drifting muscle memory due to Air Riders' wildly different angles and timing.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Now in her adulthood, Hall has spent years unlearning those pressures and rethinking what health and body image should really mean.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
For Neva, that meant taking a break from advanced placement classes her sophomore year and unlearning perfectionism.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mario Kart veterans must spend time unlearning their drifting muscle memory due to Air Riders' wildly different angles and timing.
—PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Now in her adulthood, Hall has spent years unlearning those pressures and rethinking what health and body image should really mean.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
For Neva, that meant taking a break from advanced placement classes her sophomore year and unlearning perfectionism.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlearning
forgetting
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There’s also no risk of forgetting to turn an alert off and leaving your data lingering longer than necessary.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
9 Feb. 2026
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Wednesday was all about looking forward, rediscovering comfort — not forgetting the offseason but beginning anew nonetheless.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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