Synonyms for remembrance
Most common
memorial reminder monument commemoration recollection reminiscence
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Memorial — something which serves to remember; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of…
memorial, commemoration, reminder, monument, memento, keepsake, token, souvenir, memorandum, trophy, remembrancer
2. Recollection — the act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection
recollection, reminiscence, memory, remembering, mind, anamnesis
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
- n. 2
Something which serves to remember; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.
Related words
- Word family
- remembrancer
Forms
- Plural
- remembrances → memorials, commemorations, reminders, monuments…
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Memory is the faculty by which knowledge is retained or recalled; in a more general sense, memory is a retention of knowledge within the grasp of the mind, while remembrance is the having what is known consciously before the mind.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- memorial Algiers' Martyrs' Memorial is a symbol of victory.
- reminder This is a reminder that terrorism hasn't gone away.
- monument In the center of the park stands a stone monument.
- commemoration April 20 is not a day of festivity, it's a day of commemoration.
- recollection Dan said he had no recollection of mugging Linda.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remembrance | rising | |
| memorial | steady | |
| reminder | rising | |
| monument | steady | |
| commemoration | rising | |
| recollection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mind1
- 5 letters
- token2
- 6 letters
- memory3, trophy2
- 7 letters
- memento3
- 8 letters
- memorial4, reminder3, monument3, souvenir3, keepsake2
- 9 letters
- anamnesis
- 10 letters
- memorandum4
- 11 letters
- remembering4
- 12 letters
- recollection4, reminiscence4, remembrancer
- 13 letters
- commemoration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (token2 = 2 syllables).