Synonyms of amnesia

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.

Related Words

• blindness
• forgetfulness
• unconsciousness
• oblivion
• ignorance
• obliviousness
• unawareness
• unfamiliarity
• nirvana
• innocence
• absorption
• preoccupation
• absentmindedness
• insensibility
• inattention
• abstraction
• nescience
• inattentiveness
• incognizance

Dissimilar Words

• memory
• recollection
• recall
• consciousness
• awareness
• remembrance
• cognizance
• alertness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amnesia

According to Kevin Gaston and Masashi Soga—a pair of academics who have researched the phenomenon more than anyone else—environmental amnesia is a universal phenomenon. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Most people who experience transient global amnesia will not have an episode again. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 July 2026

Veteran journalist Katie Couric is opening up about a recent health scare after experiencing several hours of sudden memory loss, an episode doctors later diagnosed as transient global amnesia, a condition that causes temporary memory loss. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

However, examination in a hospital led doctors to diagnose her with transient global amnesia. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026