evocative

adjective
UK: /ɪˈvɒkətɪv/
US: /ɪˈvɑːkətɪv/

  1. Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

    1. The smell was evocative of my childhood.
    2. The movie's evocative soundtrack transported me back to that summer, it was evocative.

  2. Tending to remind people of something; causing people to think about something.

    1. Her words were evocative and powerful.
    2. The artist's evocative paintings explore themes of love, loss, and memory, making the art evocative.

Synonyms

reminiscent expressive redolent vivid suggestive

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "evocative" in English means: Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind., Tending to remind people of something; causing people to think about something..

The phonetic transcription of "evocative" is /ɪˈvɒkətɪv/ in British English and /ɪˈvɑːkətɪv/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "evocative": reminiscent, expressive, redolent, vivid, suggestive.

Example usage of "evocative": "The smell was evocative of my childhood.". More examples on the page.