Tip of the tongue
Synonyms for "tip of the tongue" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
almost recallnear recall
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
partial recall
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
retrieval failureword findingword retrieval failure
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6 entriescolloquial phraseexpressive idiomlexical access failurelexical retrieval failurename recall failureword finding failure
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10 entriesalmost recalllexical retrievalmemory lapsememory retrievalname recallnear recallrecall failureretrieval failureword findingword retrieval
Inflections
1 entriestips of the tongue