amnesiac

adjective

variants or amnesic
Definition of amnesiacnext
as in senile

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesiac
  1. senile
  2. dazed
  3. bewildered
  4. oblivious
  5. preoccupied
  6. lost
  7. forgetful
  8. unmindful
Adjective
  • Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
  • In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2022
Definition of senile
Adjective
  • On defense, Kurtz recalled jumping up to intercept a pass and being popped by an IMG player on the way down, leaving him dazed and dizzy.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Terps received help from an opponent that looked dazed and bruised in that opening frame.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of dazed
Adjective
  • The clip received more than 3,900 shares and 4.1 million views on X. In the footage a young girl dressed in pink walks along the chilled aisle of a superstore, throwing products as bewildered customers look on.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • In May, police officers in the town of Lufkin, Texas responded to a bewildered call about a pair of kangaroos that were on the loose.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • More often than not, companies today are oblivious to encryption as a data security tool and are content to use perimeter security measures like firewalls, monitoring and multifactor authentication to guard against would-be adversaries.
    Ameesh Divatia, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The band members are by no means oblivious to the seismic momentum of Beatlemania, becoming virtual prisoners at New York’s Plaza Hotel as it’s surrounded by a mob of screaming fans.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of oblivious
Adjective
  • Some of the best and brightest Atlanta-area criminal defense attorneys were entirely preoccupied.
    Anthony Michael Kreis, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • People are too preoccupied with day-to-day life and are not well enough educated to do anything about it.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of preoccupied
Adjective
  • The character is supposed to return to the present, but decides to find his lost love Peggy Carter, and remain with her in the past.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But even if Sunday’s performance proves to be a one-off or a consolation prize amid a lost season, the momentum created by this game should not be ignored.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of lost
Adjective
  • There are five heat settings and a 3-hour auto safety shut-off for both fickle and forgetful teens.
    Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Biden has a clear forgetful streak and struggled occasionally to bring things to mind in the moment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024
Definition of forgetful
Adjective
  • To do this, Moments of Space is centered around Tibetan Dzogchen techniques, which emphasises mindfulness over the unconsciousness practice (unmindful thinking and feeling) many other apps focus on.
    Georgia Day, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Verdugo can continue the virtual Fit Mind program, where LR learned about Cookie Monster’s unmindful eating.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023
Definition of unmindful
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