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evocative

  • /ɪˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ UK

Where it comes from

From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke + -ative.

adjective more evocative · most evocative

  1. That evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent. Using loose but evocative language, one might say that player 2 is threatening to play R' if player 1 plays R.

    Similar: reminiscent, redolent, remindful, resonant, suggestive

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: remindful, reminiscent, mindful, aware, redolent, redolent of, reminiscent of, indicative, meaningful, allusive, suggestive, telling, powerful, reminiscential, romantic, reminiscenceful

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Every language

adj that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent

Françaisévocateur
Deutschevokativ, wachrufend, heraufbeschwörend, hervorrufend, atmosphärisch, sinnträchtig
Italianoevocativo
Românăevocator, evocativ
Русскийнапоминающий napominajuščij

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@misc{evocative_2026,
  title = {evocative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evocative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}