relives
Experiences once more
To relive something is to experience it again, usually in memory or imagination: She relived the moment of victory over and over.
The word suggests vivid re-experiencing rather than mere recollection—feeling the emotions and sensations anew.
Sometimes used for literal repetition: He relives the same routine every day.
Involuntary past memory
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- recallsRemembers or withdraws products
- remembersRetains in the mind
replays · revisits · reexperiences · retrospection · memoir · diary · journal · photograph
Repeating sequence of events
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
- loopCurve closing on itself
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
echoes · repeats · déjà vu · habitual · reoccurrence · again · cyclical
Involuntary past memory
- triggerWhat initiates action
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- retraumatizationRenewed experience of past trauma
intrusion · hypervigilance · dissociation · survivor · panic · anxiety · haunted · tormented
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
rose-tinted · sepia-toned · halcyon · golden days · homesickness · bittersweet · reminisces · pines
Imitation of real processes
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
- immersionState of being submerged
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
- empathySharing another's emotions
role-play · historical reenactment · storytelling · biography · documentary · testimony · narrative · firsthand account
flashback
Involuntary past memory
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- recallsRemembers or withdraws products
remembers · replays · revisits · reexperiences · retrospection · memoir · diary · journal · photograph · keepsake
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
patterns · echoes · repeats · déjà vu · habitual · reoccurrence · again · cyclical
flashback
Involuntary past memory
- triggerWhat initiates action
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
retraumatization · intrusion · hypervigilance · dissociation · survivor · panic · anxiety · haunted · tormented · recurring
yesteryear
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
sentimentality · rose-tinted · sepia-toned · halcyon · golden days · homesickness · bittersweet · reminisces · pines · yearns
simulation
Imitation of real processes
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
- immersionState of being submerged
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
empathy · role-play · historical reenactment · storytelling · biography · documentary · testimony · narrative · firsthand account · perspective-taking
relivesforgets
Loses from memory
represses · lets go · moves on · suppresses · buries
relivesanticipates
Expects before it happens
envisions · previews · looks forward to · moves forward · projects
relivesforgets
Loses from memory
loses · erases · draws a blank · obliterates · wipes away