AMNESIA Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

amnesia

noun

as in blindness

a condition in which a person is unable to remember things because of head injury, shock, illness, or fatigue The concussion left him with amnesia, and he couldn't remember how he had gotten hurt.

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Recent Examples of amnesia As soon as awareness returns, many patients experience post-coma confusion, sometimes called post-traumatic amnesia, which can last for days or weeks. —

Kara Rogers , Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 Overcoming this willful amnesia is a crucial first step in addressing the problem. —

Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 Vaccines can also prevent immune amnesia, a phenomenon where the virus wipes out parts of the immune system, leaving kids vulnerable to new infections for several years. —

Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026 That lack of an official accounting encouraged a willful amnesia about the regime’s crimes and, Mendonça Filho has argued, led directly to the 2018 election of Jair Bolsonaro, who ran on a platform of sneering nostalgia for the era of military rule. —

Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amnesia

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Noun

Peak said mold illness, which includes chronic conditions related to the toxins and bacterium found in mold, is more widespread than mold poisoning, where people might experience severe reactions like blindness.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
In theory, shuffled cards with accompanying patter should boost the chances of volunteers losing sight of their target thanks to the psychological effect known as inattentive blindness.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026