like yesterday

Fresh in memory

Like yesterday describes something remembered with striking clarity, as if it happened only a day ago rather than years or decades: I remember my wedding day like yesterday.

The phrase emphasizes how vivid or fresh a memory remains despite the passage of time.

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poignancy · intensity · familiarity · resonance · nostalgia · good old days · way back when · retrospection · wistfulness · before · past · yearning · freshness · time flies · immediacy · formerly · clarity · previously

Opposites
temporal proximity/recency of memory

like yesterdayages ago

The remote past

eons ago · from another era · time immemorial · back in the day · once upon a time

vividness/clarity of recall

like yesterdayhazy

Unclear, indistinct

dim · vague · foggy · faded · blurry

Family

like, yesterday, liked, liking, likes, likeness, alike, unlike, unlikely

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G