Synonyms for forgetful
fərˈgɛt fəlfor·get·ful

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1. unretentive, forgetful, shortadjective

   (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

   "a short memory"

   Synonyms:
   little, oblivious, short(p), brusk, unmindful, unforesightful, poor, curt, unretentive, myopic, short, scant(p), inadequate, light, brusque, shortsighted, mindless

   Antonyms:
   attentive

2. unmindful, forgetful, mindlessadjective

   not mindful or attentive

   "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw

   Synonyms:
   oblivious, unmindful, fatuous, vacuous, inane, mindless, reasonless, short, asinine, unretentive, oblivious(p), unmindful(p), senseless

   Antonyms:
   attentive

3. forgetful, obliviousadjective

   failing to keep in mind

   "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"

   Synonyms:
   unmindful, unretentive, mindless, short, oblivious, oblivious(p), unmindful(p)

   Antonyms:
   attentive

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1. forgetfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   apt to forget

2. forgetfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   negligent, inattentive, neglectful, careless, heedless, mindless

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1. J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

   Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth...

2. Friederich Nietzsche, quoted in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (movie):

   Blessed are the forgetful for they get the better even of their blunders.

3. Jessica Scott:

   It was surprising when we looked at similarities between astronauts during spaceflight and cancer patients during treatment. Both have a decrease in muscle mass, and they have bone demineralization and changes in heart function, astronauts may get something called space fog, where they have trouble focusing or get a little forgetful. That's very similar to what some cancer patients experience, which is called chemo brain.

4. Sonya Hightower:

   Air marshals are exhausted, they are having memory loss, they are being forgetful. At some point, they are working long enough hours that they are legally intoxicated. ... They can't move. They can't respond fast to things. And the agency was not prepared for someone to document that as well as Harvard did in their study.

5. T. S. Eliot:

   April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory out of desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in a forgetful snow, feedingA little life with dried tubers.