keepsakes
Sentimental saved items
Keepsakes are small objects kept because they evoke memories of a person, place, or occasion rather than for their practical value.
A lock of hair, a ticket stub, a photograph—things that might seem worthless to others but carry personal significance: She kept her grandmother's ring as a keepsake.
The word emphasizes sentiment over utility.
Token from a trip
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
- locketHinged pendant holding keepsakes
photograph · scrapbook · postcard · collectible · knickknack · trophy · charm · medallion
Regarded with deep affection
- cherishedHeld dear, prized
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- belovedOne who is treasured
- dearTreasured or costly
valued · prized · meaningful · irreplaceable · priceless · heartfelt · nostalgic · bittersweet
Property received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- familyRelated people together
- generationsPeople born around same time
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · antique · bequest · provenance · estate · vintage · lineage · ancestral
Recalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- memoirWritten personal recollection
bygone · yesteryear · milestone · anniversary · tribute · memorial · commemoration · time capsule
souvenir
Token from a trip
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
locket · photograph · scrapbook · postcard · collectible · knickknack · trophy · charm · medallion · ticket stub
treasured
Regarded with deep affection
dear · valued · prized · meaningful · irreplaceable · priceless · heartfelt · nostalgic · bittersweet · wistful
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- familyRelated people together
- generationsPeople born around same time
ancestry · heritage · antique · bequest · provenance · estate · vintage · lineage · ancestral · time-honored
recollection
Recalled mental image
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
memoir · bygone · yesteryear · milestone · anniversary · tribute · memorial · commemoration · time capsule · memorialization
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- curioscurios, curio, curiosities, curiosity, knickknacks
- homesicknesshomesick, homesickness, missing home, longing, yearning
- honors & heirloomsheirlooms, family crests, coat of arms, awards
- atticrafters, attic room, joists, eaves, exposed beams
- clutterclutter, junk, mess, stuff, debris
keepsakestools
Devices for doing work
utensils · appliances · equipment · implements · supplies
keepsakesthrowaways
Single-use disposables
trash · garbage · rubbish · discards · disposables
keepsakesdisposables
Items meant for discard
consumables · expendables · perishables · paper plates · ephemera
- keepsake boxContainer for cherished items
- keepsake boxesContainers for cherished objects
- childhood keepsakeSaved item from youth