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Synonyms for recollection
ˌrɛk əˈlɛk ʃənrec·ol·lec·tion

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  1. recollection

    Memory is the faculty by which knowledge is retained or recalled; in a more general sense, memory is a retention of knowledge within the grasp of the mind, while remembrance is the having what is known consciously before the mind. Remembrance may be voluntary or involuntary; a thing is brought to remembrance or we call it to remembrance; the same is true of memory. Recollection involves volition, the mind making a distinct effort to recall something, or fixing the attention actively upon it when recalled. Reminiscence is a half-dreamy memory of scenes or events long past; retrospection is a distinct turning of the mind back upon the past, bringing long periods under survey. Retrospection is to reminiscence much what recollection is to remembrance.

    Synonyms:
    memory, remembrance, reminiscence, retrospect, retrospection

    Antonyms:
    forgetfulness, oblivion, obliviousness, oversight, unconsciousness

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. remembrance, recollection, anamnesisnoun

    the ability to recall past occurrences

    Synonyms:
    medical record, remembrance, reminiscence, commemoration, recall, medical history, memorial, anamnesis

  2. recall, recollection, reminiscencenoun

    the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

    "he has total recall of the episode"

    Synonyms:
    anamnesis, reminiscence, remembrance, recall, callback

  3. recollectionnoun

    something recalled to the mind

    Synonyms:
    anamnesis, reminiscence, remembrance, recall

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hindsight

    you're recollecting in hindsight

    Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  
  2. remember

    to remember something ; recollect

    the recollection of the accident brought tears to my eyes.

    Submitted by Human on February 5, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. recollectionnoun

    Synonyms:
    remembrance, reminiscence, memory

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. recollectionnoun

    Synonyms:
    remembrance, memory, reminiscence

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "recollection":

    souvenir, remembrance, memory, memento, keepsake

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How to use recollection in a sentence?

  1. Ryan Newman:

    I was medically treated to not know( about my condition.) They were trying to keep me in a somewhat of a medically-induced coma from what I've been told, and that medicine kind of zoned me out, so I really don't have any memories or recollection of any of my crash until I actually had my arms around my daughters walking out of the hospital.

  2. Natalie Portman:

    I was surprised to hear that he characterized the very short time that I knew him as dating because my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school.

  3. Demosthenes:

    He who receives a favour must retain a recollection of it for all time to come; but he who confers should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid and ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred on him, and to talk of it, is little different from a reproach.

  4. Paul Ryan:

    I strongly disagree with Father Conroy's recollection of our conversation, i am disappointed by the misunderstanding, but wish him the best as Father Conroy continues to serve the House.

  5. George Papadopoulos:

    My recollection was that the senator was actually enthusiastic about a meeting between the candidate and President Vladimir Putin.


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