forgetter
One who blanks
A forgetter is someone who forgets—either habitually or in a specific instance.
The word usually appears with a modifier: a chronic forgetter of names, a forgetter of birthdays.
It can be self-deprecating: I'm a terrible forgetter; I left my keys in the car again.
Person with memory loss
- dementia patientOne with progressive cognitive impairment
- senileMentally impaired by age
- brain fogCognitive sluggishness and confusion
- memory lapseBrief forgetting episode
blackout · cognitive decline · disremembering · memory gap · repression · fadeout · oblivion · blankness
Lacking mental focus
- daydreamerHabitual reverie indulger
- spaceyAbsent-minded, unfocused
- woolgathererHabitual idle fantasizer
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
unfocused · distracted · preoccupied · head-in-clouds · absent-minded professor · airhead · ditz · scatterbrain
Inattentive, prone to mistakes
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- remissNeglectful of duty
- negligentFailing in due care
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
slack · derelict · disregardful · unmindful · overlook · heedless · unthinking · inconsiderate
amnesiac
Person with memory loss
- dementia patientOne with progressive cognitive impairment
- senileMentally impaired by age
- brain fogCognitive sluggishness and confusion
memory lapse · blackout · cognitive decline · disremembering · memory gap · repression · fadeout · oblivion · blankness · senior moment
scatterbrained
Lacking mental focus
- daydreamerHabitual reverie indulger
- spaceyAbsent-minded, unfocused
- woolgathererHabitual idle fantasizer
dreamy · unfocused · distracted · preoccupied · head-in-clouds · absent-minded professor · airhead · ditz · scatterbrain · lost in thought
careless
Inattentive, prone to mistakes
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- remissNeglectful of duty
- negligentFailing in due care
lax · slack · derelict · disregardful · unmindful · overlook · heedless · unthinking · inconsiderate · thoughtless
- daydreamersdaydreamer, dreamer, space cadet, head in clouds, stargazer
forgetterrememberer
One who recalls
memorizer · retainer · archivist · chronicler · recaller
forgetterelephant
Tusked gray giant
steel trap · walking encyclopedia · photographic memory · eidetic
forgettercommemorator
One who honors memory
memorialist · historian · preserver · custodian · witness
- forgetting aboutFailing to remember
- forgiving and forgettingExcusing wrongs, dismissing them
- forgetting linesLosing memorized dialogue
- forgetting curveMemory loss over time
- not forgettingAdditionally mentioning
- Forgetting Sarah MarshallRomantic comedy about moving on
forgetting, unforgettable, forgettable, forgetters, forgettably, forgettability