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Forgetful

Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

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Similar meaning 4

Amnesic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to amnesia.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Amnesic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to amnesia.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inattentive 84% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inattentive 84% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Forgetfulness 74% connected

The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Forgetfulness 74% connected

The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Shortness 74% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shortness 74% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

See also 6

Inattentive 66% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inattentive 66% connected

Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mindless 66% connected

Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mindless 66% connected

Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Synonym 3

Mindless 92% connected

Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Oblivious 92% connected

Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Short 92% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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