evocative
adjective
evoc·a·tive
i-ˈvä-kə-tiv 
: evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
settings … so evocative that they bring tears to the eyes—
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evocatively
adverb
evocativeness
noun
Examples of evocative in a Sentence
He wrote a powerful and evocative biography.
the Italian-American restaurant is decorated in a manner evocative of the charming outdoor cafés in Italy
Recent Examples on the Web
Intertitles evocative of silent cinema bookend the music video.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
The Ocean Club Casitas are the most popular option, evocative of the hillside villas in Greece — think gleaming white spaces, soaring ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the modern interiors in natural light.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
The restaurant aims to serve food evocative of what Smaili grew up eating as a child in her grandmother’s kitchen in Bangkok.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The lenses are meant to mimic the evocative light at twilight, when many Italians indulge in aperitivo hour, eat light appetizers, drink, and engage in casual conversation.
—Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
The evocative language softens a novel that’s also a biting satire of workplace surveillance.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
The memoir offers an evocative glimpse of the music business, but, like much of the book, relies on pseudonyms, composite characters and long stretches of reconstructed conversations.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
His prose was so evocative and original that he was frequently mentioned in the same breath as three other top sci-fi writers of his generation — Gregory Benford, Greg Bear and David Brin.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The album in question is, of course, My 21st Century Blues, an evocative tour de force of fearless songwriting and bombastic vocal performances.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
The Ocean Club Casitas are the most popular option, evocative of the hillside villas in Greece — think gleaming white spaces, soaring ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the modern interiors in natural light.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
The restaurant aims to serve food evocative of what Smaili grew up eating as a child in her grandmother’s kitchen in Bangkok.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The lenses are meant to mimic the evocative light at twilight, when many Italians indulge in aperitivo hour, eat light appetizers, drink, and engage in casual conversation.
—Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
The evocative language softens a novel that’s also a biting satire of workplace surveillance.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
The memoir offers an evocative glimpse of the music business, but, like much of the book, relies on pseudonyms, composite characters and long stretches of reconstructed conversations.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
His prose was so evocative and original that he was frequently mentioned in the same breath as three other top sci-fi writers of his generation — Gregory Benford, Greg Bear and David Brin.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The album in question is, of course, My 21st Century Blues, an evocative tour de force of fearless songwriting and bombastic vocal performances.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
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evocative
adjective
evoc·a·tive
i-ˈväk-ət-iv
: having the power to evoke an especially emotional response
an evocative photograph
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