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Recent Examples of forgetful Plus, people can be forgetful and seem to lose memories that were once in their heads. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 Higher-elevation birds failed to predict where the food would be each day, unlike some of the more forgetful birds from lower elevations. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024 Designed with advanced natural language processing and a touch of humor, Daisy mimics the speech patterns and demeanor of a kind, slightly forgetful elderly woman. Lars Daniel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 There are five heat settings and a 3-hour auto safety shut-off for both fickle and forgetful teens. Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forgetful 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
Adjective
  • Iran has also recognized that Russia, its most important ally outside the Middle East, is so preoccupied with Ukraine that Moscow’s needs outstrip its generosity.
    Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Russia was too preoccupied with waging war in Ukraine to defend Assad.
    Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • From there, the show spun outward, presenting a whole cast of shadowy doubles and mysteriously cosmic back doors—during which distance grew between us, the confused audience, and Laura’s death, which had kicked off the entire franchise.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The bride was confused at this, and even more taken back by her hostility.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For Walton, Candide represents an innocent, sometimes absent-minded, young individual who doesn’t know anything about the world—or really that much about himself.
    Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That rule is forgiving to absent-minded voters, but slows tallying because those ballots still need to go through signature checks and other processes.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Proponents of the Build Back Better agenda, in convincing themselves that the hot economy was transformative for workers, appeared oblivious to the genuine concerns of the electorate.
    Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The Warriors’ front office isn’t oblivious to this notion.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Hubbard’s bewildered eyes locked on Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles community reshaped by flames.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Anyone else is likely to emerge unharmed, if a little bewildered that these good-looking but skin-deep figures merited feature treatment.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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