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forgetful

adjective

1 forgetful

of memory Deficient in retentiveness or range.

synonyms: short, unretentive.

see also: forgetfula2, mindless, unmindful.

is the opposite of: long, recollective, retentive, tenacious.

derivation: forgetfulness | shortness.

2 forgetful

Not mindful or attentive.

synonyms: mindless, unmindful.

Roget 506: forgotten etc. v.; unremembered, past recollection, bygone, out of mind; buried in oblivion, sunk in oblivion; clean forgotten; gone out of one's head, gone out of one's recollection.    forgetful, oblivious, ... show more

is similar to: amnesiac, amnesic.

is an attribute of: heedfulness, mindfulness.

is the opposite of: aware, mindful.

derivation: heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, unmindfulness | forgetfulness.

3 forgetful

Failing to keep in mind:
— Forgetful of her responsibilities.

synonym: oblivious.

is similar to: inattentive.

derivation: forgetfulness | oblivion, obliviousness.

Polish: zapominalski

Moby thesaurus: Lethean, absent, absent-minded, absentminded, abstracted, airy, amnesiac, amnestic, bemused, blocked, careless, casual, converted, cursory, degage, disregardant, disregardful, distracted, dreaming, dreamy ... show more.

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