Thesaurus results for REMINISCENT

reminiscent

adjective

ˌre-mə-ˈni-sᵊnt

Definition of reminiscent

as in suggestive

provoking a memory or mental association a sparkling winter day that was oddly reminiscent of summer in its cheering sunniness

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Recent Examples of reminiscent From a seashell-print maxi reminiscent of Farm Rio’s Sand Marine Shells dress to tropical florals, bold prints, and tiered silhouettes, these picks are made for beach vacations, weddings, and sunny weekends. — Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Panic Carefully, described as a paranoid thriller reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs, stars Elizabeth Olsen, Julia Roberts, Eddie Redmayne, Brian Tyree Henry, Ben Chaplin, Aidan Gillen, Joe Alwyn and Naledi Murray. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 The can has more of a mineral taste than your classic bottle of spring water, reminiscent of the complex taste of garden hose water. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026 For the family outing, Charlotte wore a bright blue dress and a nautical charm bracelet reminiscent of one worn by the late Princess Diana. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reminiscent

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But the most expensive plastic surgery today is seamless, vaguely Gnostic, suggestive of complex secret knowledge.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Since the sandworm, several other buckets have gone viral, many for suggestive designs.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of suggestive

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The most revealing thing about this year’s first-half auction reports wasn’t how much money Christie’s or Sotheby’s made.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
According to Sophia Serrano, the Academy Museum’s associate curator, costume designer William Travilla originally had more revealing outfit ready to go.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of revealing

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Kitty’s strapless purple gown—complete with a sweetheart neckline—is evocative of Diana’s famous purple Victor Edelstein dress, worn famously in 1991 and 1997.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Cool Machine is definitive not only for its sweep but also for the rightness, the evocative precision, of the details that fill its paragraphs like the mystery mix inside the skin of a Gray’s Papaya hot dog.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

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