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
In a forgetful, self-erasing city like Los Angeles, the Palisades prized its history and its sense of place.
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Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This feature is especially helpful for more forgetful users.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
From casual travelers to forgetful commuters, anyone looking for a smarter way to track everyday essentials should seriously consider this card.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Audiences at the pop star's Forget Tomorrow World Tour, are worried the singer's 50-city stretch is just that, forgetful.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This feature is especially helpful for more forgetful users.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
From casual travelers to forgetful commuters, anyone looking for a smarter way to track everyday essentials should seriously consider this card.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Audiences at the pop star's Forget Tomorrow World Tour, are worried the singer's 50-city stretch is just that, forgetful.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
Adjective
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Even more preoccupied with toilet humor than its predecessor, Scary Movie 2 hauled in substantially less at the box office.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hamida next interacts with Taro, an unwell Hindu woman forced into prostitution by her husband, who is himself preoccupied with his mistress.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prince Harry's hat choice confused fans, who believed the royal should have been rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays due to Canada’s link to the United Kingdom.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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George Catts, the city council’s agricultural commissioner who led the parade atop his horse, was confused.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Police always investigate a drowning to rule out cases of abuse or extreme neglect, but an absent-minded parent accidentally forgetting to lock the pool gate or door to the backyard was unlikely to land them behind bars, Hoskin said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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For absent-minded individuals who are constantly losing their phone or wallet, the Apple AirTag will save the day.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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This trend is unsettling, but perhaps more alarming is that large numbers of people could become so oblivious to the upside of vice as to decide that it is better pursued alone.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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This is not to say that Woody was oblivious to my problems.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instead, a bewildered stranger answers the door.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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