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

Baking with a close friend, decorating at your own pace or curling up with a favorite holiday movie can plant small, tender new memories around old traditions. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Baking with a friend, decorating with the kids or watching a favorite holiday movie can layer new memories onto familiar traditions without costing much. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Cooking favorite family recipes helps keep memories, traditions, and cultural roots alive. — Zayda Rivera, Parents, 29 Oct. 2026

As the fate of the tapes is in flux, the family learns the importance of cherishing old memories and creating new ones. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

As part of the writing process, Leeves delved into childhood memories, including some that were difficult to remember. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

The song develops into a slow-burn, lighters-up jam, its long, unhurried coda like getting lost in a sea of echoing, overlapping memories. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

That’s not because Crystal soft-pedals the emotional horror of returning to your home to find charred remains after watching, helpless, as flames took the locus of all your best memories. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

With his Hollywood memories, too, Crystal is channeling another kind of day gone by. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026