evoking
Bringing to mind
Evoking is calling something to mind or bringing it forth.
A photograph evokes memories; a speech evokes strong emotions; a perfume evokes a particular time and place.
The word suggests summoning something not physically present—feelings, images, associations: The music was evoking memories of her childhood summers.
Calling upon higher authority
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- incantationSpoken magical formula
séance · channeling · ancestral · spirits · apparition · calling · manifestation · divination
Longing for the past
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- feelingSensed inner state
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- longingIntense, persistent desire
wistfulness · melancholy · joy · sadness · fear · passion · sympathy · grief
Pleasing olfactory quality
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- scentAirborne odor detected
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- textureSurface tactile quality
sound · melody · color · warmth · chill · sensation · synesthesia · ambiance
invocation
Calling upon higher authority
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
incantation · séance · channeling · ancestral · spirits · apparition · calling · manifestation · divination · oracle
nostalgia
Longing for the past
longing · wistfulness · melancholy · joy · sadness · fear · passion · sympathy · grief · hope
fragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
texture · sound · melody · color · warmth · chill · sensation · synesthesia · ambiance · mood
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
vision · landscape · tableau · picture · scenery · depiction · portrayal · dreamscape · reverie · phantasm
- recallingremembering, reminiscing, flashback, memorizing, recognition
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
- representingrepresenting, depicting, portraying, symbolizing, illustrating
- showingshow, displaying, display, exhibiting, demonstrate
- incitementinciting, instigating, provoking, incitement, instigation