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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During which Helm suffered loneliness, inconsequence and ignorance – an original and terrible fugue state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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While potentially shakier data may cause volatility in markets later this week, for now ignorance appears to be bliss.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The nerve damage eventually caused by this pressure prevents normal vision and can result in partial or total blindness.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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These can show up as shimmering spots, zig-zag lines, blind spots, tunnel vision, or even temporary blindness.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Over the past five decades, Journey have been through an astounding number of lineup changes, but the band has found its way back from oblivion time and and time again.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the 1940s, at the Viking Press, Cowley initiated the resurrection of William Faulkner from oblivion, a project that put the writer on the syllabus in the ever-expanding postwar university, brought the rest of his work back into print, and surely helped win him the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Forgetfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetfulness. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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