forgetful
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
a short memory
Related & opposite
- unmindful also see
- tenacious antonym
- forgetfulness derivation
- shortness derivation
Sense 2 adjective
not mindful or attentive
while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled
Related & opposite
- mindful antonym
- mindfulness attribute
- unmindfulness derivation
- forgetfulness derivation
- amnesiac similar to
Sense 3 adjective
failing to keep in mind
forgetful of her responsibilities
Related & opposite
- forgetfulness derivation
- obliviousness derivation
- inattentive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unmindful |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | tenacious |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | forgetfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shortness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | mindful |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | mindfulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unmindfulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | forgetfulness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | amnesiac |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | forgetfulness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | obliviousness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inattentive |