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 addition to Gould, the movie also starred the voices of Albert Brooks as Nemo's father Marlin, Willem Dafoe as Gill and Ellen DeGeneres as the forgetful blue tang fish Dory.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
So, Marlin teams up with a forgetful new friend (Ellen DeGeneres) to bring his son home.
—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
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
So, Marlin teams up with a forgetful new friend (Ellen DeGeneres) to bring his son home.
—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
See All Example Sentences for forgetful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
Adjective
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In fact, the whole notion of seeing things in the subway, writing about the subway, is a kind of mindfulness that only somebody walking around a lot, at ease, not preoccupied, would observe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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The delays occurred, in part, because Pilate had become preoccupied with amassing evidence about Roger Golubski that was beyond the scope of McIntyre’s case.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Shoppers were confused and frustrated after finding out the shopping center was closed on a normally busy Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Would fans be confused if the persistent graphic displayed a call different than the one offered in real time by the still-very-much-there ump?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 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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Yet, Delgado pressed on, seemingly oblivious to these priorities.—
Kirsten John Foy,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Other times, however, people are simply oblivious about how their honesty will land.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 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 1 Mar. 2026.
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