Meaning & use
evocative
Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind, especially in an artistic way.
See it in a sentence
The old photograph was evocative of long summer afternoons spent at her grandmother's farm.
His evocative description of the storm made readers feel the wind and rain themselves.
A note on using this word
Evocative is typically followed by 'of' when naming what it recalls, as in 'evocative of childhood.'
Words with a similar meaning
suggestivepoignant
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