forgetful
23
2.8
- adjective
- /fərˈɡɛtfəl/
:
olvidadizo
- Being forgetful, she often misplaced her keys or forgot where she parked her car.
And it's sad to me that the industry can be very forgetful of some great talents.
- And it's sad to me that the industry can be very forgetful of some great talents.
- And often times people can just become forgetful.
- I've like, I made them give me like a little homework tab because I am very forgetful and I forget to do things a lot.
- You know, as human beings, we are messy and sometimes crazy and very forgetful.
- People have just come to accept that I'm a forgetful ass.
- It's amazing how forgetful human touch is.
- People are report being more clumsy, you are more forgetful, Your mood and energy is low.
Examples
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"I don't know how I could have been so forgetful," Mrs. Glynn said.
Fiction book (1998) -
You've just been very forgetful these days, that's all.
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This is not the time to get forgetful, let's go!
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I'm really a rather forgetful fellow.
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Like dogs, they can be forgetful and must be reminded from time to time.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I'm amazed at how forgetful I can be.
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I was a muddled and very forgetful child.
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I've never been a forgetful person.
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Usually she was fine, a little forgetful maybe, but then weren't we all?
Fiction book (1997) -
Whether from hypoxia or the blessing of some unseen angel, John became more forgetful and understood fewer details around him.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
76
6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
19
4.0
Not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
5
5.3
Does not notice what is happening or small details
2
5.9
A person who often does not pay attention and forgets small things like keys
1
7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
1
5.8
Likely to lose attention when other things happen
1
7.8
Easily distracted and not paying full attention
Not good at remembering things
Someone who cannot remember past events
Not able to think of things that happened before
Not paying attention to what is happening or being said
Antonyms
How Forgetful
76
6.3
2
5.9
5
5.3
23
2.8
57
4.0
61
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forgetful comes from forget + -ful, and forget originally meant 'to lose' something you once had and is related to the common verb get. So a forgetful person often 'loses hold' of memories or things.