as in ignorance
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
I welcomed the forgetfulness of one's worries that only sleep can bring
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Recent Examples of forgetfulness
But some degree of forgetfulness is a normal part of life.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
According to her, his reaction wasn’t just forgetfulness but entitlement.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
According to her, his reaction wasn’t just forgetfulness but entitlement.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetfulness
Noun
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Advertisement In many ways, Nebraska is an album reckoning with his father’s mental health struggles, heavy drinking, verbal abuse, and ignorance toward the family.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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At what point does ignorance stop being an excuse?—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This assistance includes support for children with autism, blindness, deafness, emotional and developmental disabilities and students with orthopedic impairments.—
K. Ward Cummings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The same blindness appeared yet again on October 7, 2023, when Israel, one of the world’s most advanced intelligence powers, ignored evidence of Hamas’s preparations for a deadly attack.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Back at the trailer that evening, the fire session feels better than ever, a vertiginous slide into oblivion.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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And of course all these remembrances are motivated, finally, by a desire to save, to whatever extent possible, people and stories and the truth as the authors understand it from impending oblivion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Forgetfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetfulness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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