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remembrance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of remembrance

1 a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
  • a happy couple with many fond remembrances of when they were dating in college
Synonyms of remembrance

anamnesis, memory, recall, recollection, reminiscence
Words Related to remembrance

flashback

memento, memorial, reminder, souvenir, token

association
2 something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
  • she gave her boyfriend on the eve of his military service one of her lockets as a remembrance of their abiding affection
Synonyms of remembrance

commemorative, keepsake, memento, memorial, monument, reminder, souvenir, token
Words Related to remembrance

memorabilia

relic, vestige

cairn, landmark, marker

testimonial, tribute

cenotaph
3 the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced
  • remembrance will wane with age
Synonyms of remembrance

memory, mind, recollection, reminiscence
Words Related to remembrance

hypermnesia, total recall

contemplation, meditation, musing, reflection, retrospection, thinking

awareness, cognizance, consciousness

apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, perception, understanding
Near Antonyms of remembrance

amnesia, repression

forgetfulness

Synonym Discussion of remembrance

memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence mean the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered. memory applies both to the power of remembering and to what is remembered.
    • gifted with a remarkable memory
    • that incident was now just a distant memory
remembrance applies to the act of remembering or the fact of being remembered.
    • any remembrance of his deceased wife was painful
recollection adds an implication of consciously bringing back to mind often with some effort.
    • after a moment's recollection he produced the name
reminiscence suggests the recalling of usually pleasant incidents, experiences, or feelings from a remote past.
    • my grandmother's reminiscences of her Iowa girlhood

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