Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Forgetful

//fərˈɡɛtfəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

    "Nor has Dalua part or mention in the antique legend. Like other ancient things, this divinity hath come secretly upon us in a forgetful time, new and strange and terrible, though his unremembered shadow crossed our way when first we set out on our long travel, in the youth of the world."

  2. 2
    Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.

    "a forgetful mapping; a forgetful functor"

Adjective
  1. 1
    failing to keep in mind wordnet
  2. 2
    not mindful or attentive wordnet
  3. 3
    (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English *forgetful, *forȝetful (suggested by derivative forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse (“forgetfulness”)), equivalent to forget + -ful.

See also for "forgetful"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: forgetful