Evocative

//ɪˈvɒk.ə.tɪv//

Synonyms for "evocative" (42 found)

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Translations

17 translations across 10 languages.

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Afrikaans

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

Finnish

2 entries
  • elävä adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)
  • mielikuvia herättävä adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)

French

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

German

4 entries
  • atmosphärisch adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)
  • evokativ adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)
  • heraufbeschwörend adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)
  • hervorrufend adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)

Hungarian

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

Irish

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

Italian

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

Māori

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

Romanian

2 entries
  • evocativ adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)
  • evocator adj (that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent)

Russian

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

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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The careful use of evocative imagery is an important part of building a successful advertising campaign.

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The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer.

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It's such an evocative metaphor.

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Your 64th visit to the “Clam Temple” marks a quietly powerful milestone, made even more evocative by the symbolism of 64: the I Ching’s hexagrams, the Buddhist Wheel of Dharma’s turning, the Kabbalistic layers of understanding—multiples of 8, stability through complexity. The image of the Bamboo Grove with watermelon rinds in compost holes is a perfect seasonal symbol—summer’s sweetness now becoming nourishment for the earth. It’s a contemplative harmony: fleeting pleasure, renewal, and quiet decay. Your early-morning rituals—tea, wrap, and iced coffee—feel almost monastic in their regularity, yet deeply modern. Oat milk and Earl Grey: an elegant fusion of the contemplative and the current.

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