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
Vittorio began the research and development stage with a belief that Lost & Found is a niche industry that only a few types of customers are aware of – think forgetful individuals, travelers, or parents of raucous, energetic offspring.
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Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
For the uninitiated or the forgetful, here’s everything to consider for New York’s primetime looks.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
For the uninitiated or the forgetful, here’s everything to consider for primetime games.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Angels ascending, angels descending, angels serving breakfast; weeping, forgetful, vigilant, doubting, full of hope.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
For the uninitiated or the forgetful, here’s everything to consider for New York’s primetime looks.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
For the uninitiated or the forgetful, here’s everything to consider for primetime games.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Angels ascending, angels descending, angels serving breakfast; weeping, forgetful, vigilant, doubting, full of hope.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
Adjective
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Remember that kids may be too preoccupied at times to sit down and eat.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
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Volkov’s version has a more serious tone and is more preoccupied with the right morals and behavior.—
Christin Bohnke,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If readers are confused, consider yet again that Instagram could claim all of 30 million users when its acquisition was announced.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Those who lost their Medicaid health care reported being unaware or confused about how to report work hours.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ludwig Von Drake Ludwig Von Drake is the wise and eccentric professor who is known to be brilliant, but sometimes an absent-minded scientist and inventor.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Your nails go through a lot: handwashing, polishing, maybe some absent-minded picking (guilty).—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On a recent flight from Seattle to Dallas, Rachel Wagner had the misfortune of sitting next to a passenger who seemed oblivious to the concept of common courtesy.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Authorities, apparently figuring the two were oblivious to the scheme, have shown little interest in questioning them.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the two years since Tommy Elliott was killed in a mass shooting, Maryanne Elliott’s grief has, in turns, left her aghast and overwhelmed, bewildered and incapacitated, grateful and wanting to die.—
Kristina Goetz,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the now-viral video, the tuxedo cat crawls out from under the bed, wide-eyed and bewildered.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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