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

In the first episode, former finance employee Donna Schlessinger recalls the firm’s the firm’s alpha-male environment. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

So far, no nationwide recalls have been made related to the outbreak. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026

The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

The director recalls previously developing an anthology series inspired by the East Asian legend of the Red String of Fate, the idea that two soulmates stay connected by an unbreakable red thread. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 July 2026

The Food and Drug Administration, which typically coordinates food investigations and recalls with the CDC, hasn’t publicly identified a specific field, region or supplier of the produce, or where the foods have been distributed. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 July 2026

De Jong recalls having to get live pigs helicoptered onto the Ithaca set on the island of Favignana, near Sicily, to use in the scenes featuring Odysseus’ loyal swineherd Eumaeus (John Leguizamo). — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Naipaul recalls the air of competition as writers fought for the grisliest material. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Blieden recalls that Earle obsessed over minute decisions about the marketing. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 July 2026

Noun

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

This is just one of several recalls to hit ALDI products in recent months, including more than 500,000 boxes of mac and cheese. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 6 July 2026

The Explorer’s legacy is also chock-full of recalls and investigations. — James Raia, Mercury News, 5 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

In 2026, there have been over 600 recalls reported for products varying from frozen foods to baby formula and hundreds in between. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Still that’s not a lot of owners, and relatively, not a lot of recalls. — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Speaking to a congressional subcommittee on April 16 about the outbreak, Kennedy noted that companies usually comply with recalls right away. — CNN Money, 14 June 2026