amnesiac

adjective

variants or amnesic
as in senile

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Recent Examples of amnesiac After a major amnesic event, Logan (Liam McIntyre) joins his former mutant black ops group, Team X, which includes Nathaniel Essex, Mystique, and Sabretooth, to stop billionaire industrialist (and major mutant hater) Bolivar Trask. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026 Domoic acid is a neurotoxin produced by certain algae that can accumulate in shellfish and cause amnesic shellfish poisoning in humans. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesiac
  1. senile
  2. dazed
  3. bewildered
  4. oblivious
  5. preoccupied
  6. lost
  7. forgetful
  8. unmindful
Adjective
  • Not long ago, a senile American president’s plan to lead democracies in a battle with autocracies was being applauded by post-1989 Atlanticists such as Anne Applebaum and Adam Michnik.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • They are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of senile
Adjective
  • Daemon struggles to his feet, dazed, and begins cleaving his way through the smouldering city.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Grutman approaches Hart’s character, who is on the ground dazed and disheveled from a wild night out.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of dazed
Adjective
  • That bewildered shake of the head after Meyer's pitch in that video is not a rare occurrence for Raleigh this year.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • On Douban, a popular Chinese movie-review platform, viewers piled on with mocking and bewildered comments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • Lawmakers simply closed their ears to the critics and boldly pushed ahead, either oblivious or indifferent to the consequences to Maryland taxpayers.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But her run would not have been possible without the crew of everyday Americans who were completely oblivious to her techniques, lost the game badly, and then got mad at her for it.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of oblivious
Adjective
  • To this, Lawrence points out that Haymitch is pretty preoccupied with surviving his next few days in the Capitol.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
  • They are increasingly preoccupied with internal issues and have cut weak states loose.
    — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of preoccupied
Adjective
  • These are the kinds of measures that turn evidence into fewer lost pregnancies.
    — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers are already documenting these effects, which threaten to render the hard work of wrestling with ideas a lost art.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of lost
Adjective
  • Indi Star plays Violet Angel, who grew up on a farm and recently suffered a head injury due to a fall on her dad’s tractor, which leads to some comically forgetful moments.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • But even aside from my personal brush with the ex-factor, everyone appears to be a little forgetful right now.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of forgetful
Adjective
  • Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Definition of unmindful

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“Amnesiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesiac. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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