| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abandon | leave behind; stop pursuing |
| 2. | avoid | keep away from |
| 3. | blank on | be unable to recall |
| 4. | block out | prevent from being noticed |
| 5. | brush off | dismiss as unimportant |
| 6. | bury the hatchet | end a quarrel and forget |
| 7. | bypass | avoid; go around |
| 8. | capitulate | give in; surrender |
| 9. | cast aside | discard or dismiss |
| 10. | cede | give up control of |
| 11. | clear | remove from mind or record |
| 12. | close your eyes to | ignore deliberately |
| 13. | confuse | mix up in memory |
| 14. | cross off | mark as done or removed |
| 15. | cross out | delete by drawing lines |
| 16. | defer | put off until later |
| 17. | delay | put off to later |
| 18. | delete | remove from a list or memory |
| 19. | discount | treat as unimportant |
| 20. | dismiss | stop considering or remembering |
| 21. | ditch | abandon; leave behind |
| 22. | draw a blank | be unable to remember |
| 23. | drop | stop including or remembering |
| 24. | eliminate | remove entirely |
| 25. | erase | remove from memory or record |
| 26. | evade | avoid answering or dealing |
| 27. | exclude | leave out; not include |
| 28. | excuse | forgive; overlook a fault |
| 29. | expunge | remove completely from record |
| 30. | fade | gradually disappear from memory |
| 31. | fail to recall | not remember |
| 32. | fall from memory | become forgotten |
| 33. | filter out | remove from consideration |
| 34. | forgive | stop blaming; let go |
| 35. | forgo | go without; give up |
| 36. | fuzz out | become unclear in memory |
| 37. | get over | recover from; stop dwelling |
| 38. | give up on | stop trying to remember or do |
| 39. | hold off on | wait before doing |
| 40. | keep away from | avoid contact with |
| 41. | keep off | stay away from |
| 42. | leave it alone | stop dealing with it |
| 43. | leave out | omit from mention or memory |
| 44. | let it be | leave it alone |
| 45. | let it go | stop holding onto it |
| 46. | let it pass | allow it to go unmentioned |
| 47. | let it slide | allow it to pass unaddressed |
| 48. | let slip | fail to mention or remember |
| 49. | lose track of | stop keeping aware of |
| 50. | make peace | reconcile and move on |
| 51. | minimize | make seem less important |
| 52. | misremember | remember incorrectly |
| 53. | miss | fail to remember |
| 54. | mix up | confuse; remember wrongly |
| 55. | move on | stop dwelling and continue |
| 56. | move past | go beyond; stop dwelling |
| 57. | neglect | fail to give attention |
| 58. | never mind | don’t worry about it |
| 59. | not remember | fail to keep in mind |
| 60. | obliterate | destroy completely |
| 61. | omit | leave out unintentionally |
| 62. | overlook | fail to notice or remember |
| 63. | pass over | skip or overlook |
| 64. | pay no mind | ignore; don’t think about |
| 65. | postpone | delay until later |
| 66. | purge | remove unwanted memories or items |
| 67. | put aside | set aside mentally |
| 68. | put behind you | move past and stop dwelling |
| 69. | put it aside | stop considering it now |
| 70. | put it away | stop thinking about it |
| 71. | put it behind you | move past it mentally |
| 72. | put out of mind | stop thinking about |
| 73. | recede | move back in memory |
| 74. | reconcile | restore friendly relations |
| 75. | relinquish | give up; let go |
| 76. | remove | take away; get rid of |
| 77. | renounce | give up formally |
| 78. | repudiate | reject; refuse to accept |
| 79. | rule out | exclude from consideration |
| 80. | scratch | remove from a list |
| 81. | set aside | stop considering for now |
| 82. | shelve | set aside for later |
| 83. | shrug off | dismiss and stop worrying |
| 84. | shun | avoid deliberately |
| 85. | sidestep | avoid dealing with |
| 86. | skip | leave out or miss |
| 87. | slip one’s mind | be forgotten suddenly |
| 88. | steer clear of | avoid; keep away from |
| 89. | strike | remove from consideration |
| 90. | table | postpone discussion |
| 91. | take out | remove from a place or list |
| 92. | tune out | stop paying attention |
| 93. | turn a blind eye | ignore deliberately |
| 94. | turn away from | reject; avoid |
| 95. | vanish | disappear from memory |
| 96. | waive | give up a right or claim |
| 97. | wipe | remove completely |
| 98. | write off | dismiss as not worth pursuing |
| 99. | yield | give up; surrender |
| 100. | zone out | stop paying attention |