Entry Word: memory

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced <a photographic memory makes taking tests entirely too easy>

Synonyms mind, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence

Related Words contemplation, musing, reflection, retrospection, thinking; awareness, cognizance, consciousness; apprehension, comprehension, understanding

Near Antonyms forgetfulness

2 a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered <I have only the vaguest memory of the family vacation we took the year I turned three>

Synonyms recall, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence

Related Words flashback; memento, memorial, reminder, souvenir, token; association

3 the body of knowledge that has been retained in oneʼs mind or the use of it <a blow to the head made her temporarily lose her memory> — see heart 2