Synonyms for recollection
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Noun
1. Memory — the act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory
memory, reminiscence, remembrance, mind, remembering, retrospect, anamnesis
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
Related words
- Word family
- recollective
Forms
- Plural
- recollections → memories, reminiscences, remembrances, minds…
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Recollection involves volition, the mind making a distinct effort to recall something, or fixing the attention actively upon it when recalled. Retrospection is to reminiscence much what recollection is to remembrance.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- memory To the best of my memory, he always smoked a pipe.
- remembering You are no better at remembering things than I am.
- remembrance Remembrance Day marks the end of World War One.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| recollection | steady | |
| memory | rising | |
| remembering | rising | |
| remembrance | rising | |
| reminiscence | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mind1
- 6 letters
- memory3
- 9 letters
- anamnesis
- 10 letters
- retrospect3
- 11 letters
- recognition4, remembering4, remembrance3
- 12 letters
- reminiscence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (memory3 = 3 syllables).