recollection

1 a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered I have no recollection of ever saying that Synonyms anamnesis, recall, memory, remembrance, reminiscenceRelated Words flashback; memento, memorial, reminder, souvenir, token; association

2 the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced the gradual recollection of that long-ago romance brought back both happy and painful feelings Synonyms mind, memory, remembrance, reminiscenceRelated Words hypermnesia, total recall; contemplation, meditation, musing, reflection, retrospection, thinking; awareness, cognizance, consciousness; apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, perception, understandingNear Antonyms amnesia, repression; forgetfulness