🧠retentive

adjective
/rɪˈtɛntɪv/

Meaning

having the ability to remember things easily or keep something for a long time
Having strong memory or the ability to retain information for a long time.
Having the ability to retain things in one's memory; having a good memory.

Example Sentences

She has a highly retentive memory.

Students with a retentive memory excel in academics.

A retentive memory helps in academic success.

Synonyms

remembering, absorbing, preserving, mindful, Memory-rich, Absorptive, Retaining, absorptive, recollective, preservative
Entry 1
remembering, absorbing, preserving, mindful
Entry 2
Memory-rich, Absorptive, Retaining
Entry 3
absorptive, recollective, preservative

Antonyms

forgetful, careless, Forgetful, Unreliable, Poor Memory, non-absorbent, impermeable
Entry 1
forgetful, careless
Entry 2
Forgetful, Unreliable, Poor Memory
Entry 3
forgetful, non-absorbent, impermeable

Collocations

retentive memory, retentive ability, highly retentive

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done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; official or serious in nature
ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants
able to be done or put into practice successfully
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capable of being understood or grasped
relating to the functions and processes of living organisms

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