unremembering
Failing to retain
Unremembering describes a state of not remembering or failing to hold onto memory—whether through forgetting, suppression, or simple inattention.
The word carries a more active quality than merely forgetful, suggesting an ongoing process of not retaining: the unremembering mind lets old grievances fade, She moved through life unremembering, unburdened by the past.
Pathological loss of recall
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- senilityAge-related mental decline
- cognitive declineWorsening of thought abilities
brain fog · forgetfulness · anterograde · retrograde · neurodegeneration · impairment · confusion · disorientation
Act of wiping away
- voidWithout legal effect
- blanknessState of being empty
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- forgettingFailing to retain memories
vanishing · disappearance · fadeout · emptiness · silence · burial · suppression · lost memories
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- obliviousLacking any awareness
preoccupied · unfocused · unmindful · unthinking · unaware · heedless · careless · disregardful
Willful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
remiss · omission · dereliction · inadvertent · unconcerned · irresponsible · thoughtless · dismissive
amnesia
Pathological loss of recall
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- senilityAge-related mental decline
cognitive decline · brain fog · forgetfulness · anterograde · retrograde · neurodegeneration · impairment · confusion · disorientation · blackout
erasure
Act of wiping away
- voidWithout legal effect
- blanknessState of being empty
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
forgetting · vanishing · disappearance · fadeout · emptiness · silence · burial · suppression · lost memories · fading
absentminded
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- inattentiveNot paying attention
oblivious · preoccupied · unfocused · unmindful · unthinking · unaware · heedless · careless · disregardful · neglectful
disregard
Willful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
inattention · remiss · omission · dereliction · inadvertent · unconcerned · irresponsible · thoughtless · dismissive · unheeding
unrememberingremembering
Retaining past information
recalling · recollecting · remembrance · mindful · retentive
unrememberingnostalgic
Longing for the past
sentimental · reminiscent · backward-looking · wistful · living in the past
memory, remember, memorial, remembering, remembered, memorable, remembrance, commemorate, unremembered