evocative

[ ih-vok-uh-tiv, ih-voh-kuh- ]

adjective

1. tending to evoke:

   The perfume was evocative of spring.

evocative

/ ɪˈvɒkətɪv /

adjective

1. tending or serving to evoke

Derived Forms

• eˈvocatively, adverb
• eˈvocativeness, noun

Other Words From

• e·voca·tive·ly adverb
• e·voca·tive·ness noun
• none·voca·tive adjective
• une·voca·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of evocative¹

1650–60; < Latin ēvocātīvus, equivalent to ēvocāt ( us ) ( evoke, -ate ¹ ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

Finally, indulge me in this deep cut for one of the year’s best movies, Payal Kapadia’s evocative “All We Imagine as Light,” winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes.

From Los Angeles Times

Clearly, something about his savvy with deconstructing R&B vocals and evocative, just-at-the-edge-of-underground productions is still resonating with the industry more broadly.

From Los Angeles Times

So Harris made her closing argument Tuesday night from an evocative location that underscored the actual stakes of the election: The Ellipse in Washington D.C. where Trump incited the January 6 insurrection.

From Salon

“It instantly takes me back to that time,” Anderson told The Times in 2021, comparing the words to evocative film titles like “American Graffiti” and “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I found it really evocative and very emotional without being indulgent,” Ronan says of Liptrot’s unflinching book, highly regarded by those in recovery.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• expressive
• reminiscent