as in preoccupied
inclined to forget what one has learned or to do what one should
we become more forgetful as we get older
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Recent Examples of forgetful
So, Marlin teams up with a forgetful new friend (Ellen DeGeneres) to bring his son home.
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
And not to worry—for us moms of ahem, forgetful teens, there is a three-hour auto shut-off on the blanket.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
The forgetful people on your list need one, stat.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
Now, living with dementia, Northrup can be forgetful, get frustrated and repeat himself.
—Holly J. McDede, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
And not to worry—for us moms of ahem, forgetful teens, there is a three-hour auto shut-off on the blanket.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
The forgetful people on your list need one, stat.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
Now, living with dementia, Northrup can be forgetful, get frustrated and repeat himself.
—Holly J. McDede, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forgetful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
Adjective
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His Davis, with short dark hair and a beard and a glint of dread in his eye, is edgy and preoccupied, maybe even a bit nervous.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Across multiple studies, the participants who disclosed their vulnerabilities became preoccupied with how they were perceived afterward.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Many people are confused because they’ve been placed in a new district.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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What’s troubling about the drop in vaccination rates, however, is that confused — and at times contradictory — public debate around vaccines has almost certainly driven that decline.—
Josh M. Shepherd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The little boy went to school but was absent-minded, always hunched over books and filling the pages with endless drawings.—
Elena Banfi,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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Travelers are becoming more absent-minded, and experts are struggling to understand why.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Most of the crowd is talking quietly among themselves, oblivious to Trevor Yeakley’s gaze, except for two men staring daggers right back at him.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Latif is doting and oblivious yet likeable.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Olivier tried successfully to get the reader to understand how a gentle, pacific young man could come to kill more than a thousand people, and so capturing the tone and empathetic portrayal not only of Simo Häyhä and his colleagues but also of the often-bewildered Russian soldiers was essential.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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The usually positive Gauff went negative, lacked energy and seemed bewildered and overwhelmed.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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