Synonyms of evokes

evokes

verb

present tense third-person singular of evoke

as in elicits

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)

the old family photographs we found in the attic evoked a wealth of warm memories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elicits
• inspires
• reveals
• raises
• gets
• educes
• calls forth
• pulls
• obtains
• extracts
• drags
• exposes
• gains
• extorts
• procures
• secures
• discloses
• wrings
• uncovers
• dredges (up)
• wrests
• discovers
• evinces
• unveils
• divulges
• coaxes (out)
• unmasks
• bares
• wangles
• uncloaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• misses
• neglects
• disregards
• forgets
• overlooks
• passes over
• overpasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evokes

While the lobby is trés analogue, the rooms embrace modernity, and each features a lounge area that combines midcentury-modern furniture with art that evokes grunge-era irreverence. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

The scent evokes a vegetable garden more than a kitchen, with notes of warm soil and leafy produce picked straight from the plant. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

This orange and black view, which evokes Halloween vibes, was captured by ALMA (the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) in Chile. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

And while the fights feel modern, the film evokes more classic fare. — William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

In some moments, Digger evokes Orson Welles’s monstrous creation Charles Foster Kane, an association that does this movie no favors. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The route evokes a vaunted lifestyle where farm stands spill over with cherries and apricots, and half the vehicles in summer carry bikes, paddleboards, or kayaks. — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Their work here evokes the grubby, pixellated textures and the seedy-dreamy ambience of a bygone trash-TV era. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Everything stems from that, the beginning of punk and the feelings that evokes. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026