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

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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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1. • Memory

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 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  

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1. recollectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   remembrance, reminiscence, memory

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. recollectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   remembrance, memory, reminiscence

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1. List of paraphrases for "recollection":

   souvenir, remembrance, memory, memento, keepsake

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1. Jackie Speier:

   I have a very vivid recollection of that experience, it was the quintessential issue around womanhood.

2. Engineer Brandon Bostian:

   I believe as a result of the concussion, he has absolutely no recollection of the events. I'm told that his memory is likely to return as the concussion symptoms subside.

3. Curt Cashour:

   Whether the handful of events took place close to a decade ago or 15-20 years ago, Secretary Wilkie gave his best recollection of his participation in them, and emphasized that they were strictly historical in nature, almost all official and bipartisan, and he stopped participating in them once the issue became divisive, he was not aware that the remarks had been published, and, as he stated, he did not keep copies of the remarks.

4. James Comey:

   No one, to my recollection, asked, 'So what's coming next from the Russians, how might we stop it, what's the future look like?'.

5. 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.