HYPERMNESIA Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hypermnesia

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Definition of hypermnesia

as in total recall

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Ann-Margret has total recall of the tours, from her first to Vietnam with singer Johnny Rivers in 1966, and then of course with Hope in 1968 on a much bigger scale that went from a guitar and piano to a full orchestra backing them.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
His seeming total recall of names and dates is generally known, whether relating to history or sports trivia.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026

Definition of total recall

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The blue world on the paper and the dream-shapes of the music might well be one of those timeless memories of a child.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
The experience highlighted how increasingly sophisticated consumer products require more computing power and memory, creating additional opportunities for chipmakers.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of memory

Noun

This loop traps us, backfilling saved time with even more low-value complexity rather than freeing up space for deep thinking.

— Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
These voices are crucial and yet too often left out of our understanding of Arendt’s political thinking.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of thinking

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The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
And what begins as this idyllic ‘Prairie Home Companion’ recollection of this town’s beautiful history devolves into a sort of parable on xenophobia and colonization.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of recollection

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Most of these programs did not have physical forms in their original MCU incarnations, but appear in human form within the world inside Vision’s mind.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Normalcy bias means that despite all evidence to the contrary, our mind protects itself.

— Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of mind

Noun

Her team’s meta-analysis found that activities that increase physiological arousal generally did not reduce anger, while relaxation, mindfulness, meditation, and slow breathing consistently helped.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

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