Thesaurus results for EVOCATIVE

evocative

adjective

i-ˈvä-kə-tiv

as in reminiscent

provoking a memory or mental association the Italian-American restaurant is decorated in a manner evocative of the charming outdoor cafés in Italy

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Recent Examples of evocative The flamenco term refers to a type of enchantment delivered through an especially evocative vocal performance. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026 Kravitz is the opposite, as her Venus conjunct Pluto in Scorpio is deeply evocative; there is a deep craving for intimacy, soul-to-soul connection and closeness rooted in loyalty and reciprocity. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 The lyrics—elsewhere evocative—wilt dramatically, a slurry of platitudes. —

Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026 Sadie Benning and Michael Almereyda have found ghostly, evocative textures using Pixelvision, a Fisher-Price toy camera from the late 1980s. —

Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evocative

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reminiscent

Adjective

The sisters’ mission involves a dangerous and violent road trip; the fierce Racine outdoes the sensitive Anaia in her bloodlust, and the drama, reminiscent of classical tragedy, resounds with mythopoetic overtones.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Although reminiscent of flaming arrows, these much larger variants were simply far too large to be launched from bows.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026