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forgetful

[fer-get-fuhl] / fərˈgɛt fəl /
ADJECTIVE
tending to not remember
Synonyms
STRONGEST
careless distracted inattentive sloppy
STRONG
unmindful
WEAK
absent absent-minded abstracted airheaded amnemonic amnesic asleep on the job bemused dreamy heedless lax like an absent-minded professor looking out window mooning moony neglectful negligent nirvanic not on the job oblivious out of it out to lunch pipe dreaming preoccupied remiss slack unwitting woolgathering
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attentive
WEAK
mindful recalling remembering retentive

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"Pregnancy places a huge metabolic load on your body," she says, "so you may have less energy and less sleep and feel less alert and forgetful."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Maybe he was wounded, misidentified, forgetful of who he was.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Instagram and Snapchat were just two of the many platforms that had pledged to help forgetful, regretful netizens save their nominally temporary posts as long-lasting memories.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

Doubt is fussy and forgetful, whereas certainty strides around, all action and achievement.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

The truth was, by then, the cancer in Baba’s brain had made him forgetful, negligent.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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