Synonyms of recalls

recalls 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of recall

1

as in remembers

to bring back to mind

I don't recall meeting you before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remembers
• recollects
• minds
• reminds
• thinks (of)
• reproduces
• reminisces (about)
• harks back (to)
• evokes
• hearkens back (to)
• flashes back (to)
• harkens back (to)
• recaptures
• recurs
• elicits
• extracts
• represents
• relives
• raises
• educes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• loses
• disremembers
• misses
• overlooks
• misremembers
• unlearns
• blanks (out)

2

as in cancels

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

I'll recall my purchase order if the company refuses to guarantee that it'll arrive before Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancels
• abandons
• revokes
• scraps
• aborts
• repeals
• calls
• calls off
• rescinds
• withdraws
• suspends
• drops
• halts
• scrubs
• reverses
• cries off
• terminates
• interrupts
• invalidates
• ends
• retracts
• recants
• nullifies
• voids
• stops
• annuls
• writes off
• takes back
• abrogates
• rolls back
• discontinues
• breaks off
• countermands
• holds back
• relinquishes
• gives up
• surrenders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• keeps
• promises
• begins
• engages
• starts
• initiates
• commences
• undertakes
• pledges
• takes on
• takes up

recalls

2 of 2

noun

plural of recall

1

as in memories

a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered

his recall of the events of that turbulent time is significantly different from the accounts of other eyewitnesses

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in cancellations

the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to

we can't get a refund on the plane tickets, so the trip is beyond recall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancellations
• repeals
• abandonments
• revocations
• droppings
• rescissions
• abolitions
• recisions
• abortions
• callings
• endings
• surrenders
• terminations
• annulments
• reversals
• neutralizations
• invalidations
• nullifications
• rollbacks
• relinquishments
• abolishments
• voidances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginnings
• continuations
• engagements
• undertakings
• initiations
• commencements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recalls

Verb

MacLeod recalls a conversation with one line worker who wanted to turn to Starlink. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

News of egg and blueberry recalls, plus an investigation into a new, separate cyclospora outbreak, has not helped. — Lisa Cuchara, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

The colleague who recalls the exact figure from a report read months ago, or the friend who never forgets a name out of habit— both register as sharp, and everyone else registers as scattered. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Continue reading … 'ANGUISH' — Father of slain kids recalls wife's 'big spiral' in gut-wrenching testimony. — FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Even so, Lytton acknowledged that when contamination does occur within large handler networks, the resulting recalls at the distribution level are much broader and harder to manage. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Recent recalls have given pet parents another reason to scrutinize the fine print. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 27 July 2026

The torque theft recalls the brazen theft at the Louvre in Paris, in which thieves made off with $102 million worth of jewels in less than eight minutes, also in broad daylight. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 July 2026

The success Anton Stach and Dominic Calvert-Lewin found with Leeds last season, earning recalls for Germany and England respectively, will be pointed out to Trafford. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Noun

The recalls involve a variety of products sold throughout the Golden State, including snacks, dietary supplements and other grocery items. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Through recalls, improvements, changes in battery design, and more, Chevrolet managed to make the Bolt into something that people actually liked and wanted to buy. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

The auto industry is experiencing a record year for recalls, with over 23 million vehicles affected in the first half of 2026, double last year's figures. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The recalls affect certain models of Ford’s F-150 and F-250 Super Duty trucks as well as certain models of the automaker's Mustang Mach-E series vehicles. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2026

As scary as that sounds, Ford says there is already a fix for the issue, which, as some recent recalls have shown, is not always a guarantee. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 July 2026

It’s been plagued by recalls, and Tesla has been sued because its truck’s doors wouldn’t open after a crash. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

There have been no recalls of products possibly linked to the outbreaks. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 July 2026

The automaker has issued 53 recalls for more than 12 million vehicles so far this year after an industry record of 153 recalls covering 13 million cars and trucks in 2025. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 July 2026