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Antonyms for retentivenessre·ten·tive·ness

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  1. memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivitynoun

    the power of retaining and recalling past experience

    "he had a good memory when he was younger"

    Synonyms:
    memory, computer memory, retention, keeping, store, holding, retentivity, computer storage, memory board, storage, remembering

  2. retentiveness, retentivitynoun

    the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

    Synonyms:
    memory, retentivity, retention

  3. retentiveness, retentivity, retentionnoun

    the power of retaining liquid

    "moisture retentivity of soil"

    Synonyms:
    memory, keeping, retentivity, retention, holding

How to use retentiveness in a sentence?

  1. George Santayana:

    Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Thse who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

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