Synonyms of amnesia

amnesia

noun

as in blindness

a condition in which a person is unable to remember things because of head injury, shock, illness, or fatigue

The concussion left him with amnesia, and he couldn't remember how he had gotten hurt.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blindness
• forgetfulness
• unconsciousness
• oblivion
• ignorance
• obliviousness
• unawareness
• unfamiliarity
• nirvana
• innocence
• absorption
• preoccupation
• absentmindedness
• insensibility
• inattention
• abstraction
• nescience
• inattentiveness
• incognizance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• memory
• recollection
• recall
• consciousness
• awareness
• remembrance
• cognizance
• alertness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of amnesia

The political appointee from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) who Morris did get on camera, Miller fanboy Scott Lloyd, can barely feign amnesia during his non-responses. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024

Levitt fears that this amnesia has become an obstacle to warning voters what’s in store for them in a Trump administration. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024

Traumatic brain injuries, which often cause types of amnesia alongside other symptoms, may be permanent, but in some cases, symptoms improve over time as the person recovers. —Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024

Yes, Phil Liggett is increasingly prone to what seems like amnesia. —James Jung, Outside Online, 18 July 2024