unforgettable

[ uhn-fer-get-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory:

   scenes of unforgettable beauty.

unforgettable

/ ˌʌnfəˈɡɛtəbəl /

adjective

1. impossible to forget; highly memorable

Derived Forms

• ˌunforˈgettably, adverb

Other Words From

• unfor·getta·ble·ness noun
• un·for·getta·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unforgettable¹

1800–10; un- ¹ + forgettable ( def )

Example Sentences

Destiny’s ChildForgive us because the audio in this video starts off a little shaky, but that doesn’t make it any less unforgettable.

From Essence.com

Derived from a local Mandan Tribe phrase meaning “an area that will be around for a long time,” this 144-mile singletrack connects the park’s three units and is an unforgettable way to explore the rustic wilderness that first inspired Roosevelt.

From Outside Online

It was an unforgettable, chilling scene, to come face to face with the very idea of a leader, coldly calculated through algorithms and code.

From Washington Post

Yes, summiting fourteeners and rafting the Grand Canyon are unforgettable ­experiences you should totally have.

From Outside Online

As the world and our local communities continue to reinvent what it means to come together, we are overjoyed that so many could be with us for such an unforgettable evening.

From Washington Blade

Acclaim ensued (then-New York magazine critic John Simon called it “unforgettable”) but no Broadway transfer.

From The Daily Beast

On one of those tours, I saw an unusual and, as it turned out, unforgettable room.

From The Daily Beast

And that, in the end, is why this great raucous, raunchy, wonderfully readable novel is, really, quite unforgettable.

From The Daily Beast

Rylance was unforgettable as the mordantly sly king in Richard III, giving a brilliant new twist to a classic role.

From The Daily Beast

At their best—on Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby—U2 managed to satisfy both art and commerce.

From The Daily Beast

But his escape made a happy climax to the thrilling ending of an unforgettable afternoon.

From Project Gutenberg

A day in Pisa seems like a week, so crowded is it with sensations and unforgettable pictures.

From Project Gutenberg

Such burials recall the unforgettable incident that occurred during the conveyance of one poor mangled body from the shore.

From Project Gutenberg

He peopled a new world, and, having done so, he made every incident in it dramatic and unforgettable.

From Project Gutenberg

For ourselves it is one of the lasting and unforgettable memories of Salzburg as well as of its castle.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• enduring
• eventful
• extraordinary
• remarkable