Synonyms of memories

memories

noun

plural of memory

as in recollections

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 & Similar Words

• recollections
• reminiscences
• memorials
• remembrances
• recalls
• anamneses
• mementos
• reminders
• souvenirs
• flashbacks
• tokens
• associations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of memories

Watching his boys hit targets in the Tempe Diablo batting cages is one of Dino’s favorite baseball memories. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The international travel-media platform has dug deep to uncover which parks will leave you flat, and which will create lifelong memories (hopefully of the happy kind). — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The distinctive memories of World War II linger even in music. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Just as the young woman is set to return to her hometown following the end of her postgraduate studies, a girl’s body is discovered there, unravelling painful memories of past trauma and sending Sofia through a pained process of self-reflection. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 July 2026

And the veteran journalist is not likely to get the memories back. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

People experiencing transient global amnesia remain awake and alert but are unable to form new memories. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

These memories promote feelings of affiliation and social connectedness. — Markham Heid, Time, 8 July 2026

Jacob Markstrom has plenty of fond memories from his first stint with the Florida Panthers. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026