called to mind
Summoned from memory
Called to mind means remembered or brought into conscious awareness.
When something is called to mind, it emerges from memory, often triggered by an association or reminder.
The photograph called to mind our summer in Portugal.
The phrase suggests a summoning quality, as if memories respond when beckoned.
It works for both deliberate recall and spontaneous recollection prompted by sensory experience or conversation.
- rememberRetain in mind
- ring a bellEvoke partial recognition
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- tip of the tongueVerge of recollection
- déjà vuIllusory prior experience
evocation · nostalgia · old times · recognize · flashback · blast from the past · reconstruct · familiarity · retrieve · conjure · summon · mental image · association · retain · bring back · resonance · sentimentality · connection
called to mindforgotten
No longer recalled
drew a blank · repressed · suppressed · blotted out · misremembered
called to mindignored
Purposely not noticed
overlooked · disregarded · passed over · neglected · tuned out
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