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View synonyms for evocative

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
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Derived Forms

  • eˈvocatively, adverb
  • eˈvocativeness, noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evocative1

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

It’s a moody and evocative tribute that even the non-graphic-novel-lover will appreciate.

“But the name is too evocative to disappear.”

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.

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.

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.

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