recollection | Definition of recollection

Synonyms and Antonyms of recollection

1 a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered

I have no recollection of ever saying that

Synonyms of recollection

anamnesis, memory, recall, remembrance, reminiscence

Words Related to recollection

memento, memorial, reminder, souvenir, token

2 the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced

the gradual recollection of that long-ago romance brought back both happy and painful feelings

Synonyms of recollection

memory, mind, remembrance, reminiscence

Words Related to recollection

hypermnesia, total recall

contemplation, meditation, musing, reflection, retrospection, thinking

awareness, cognizance, consciousness

apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, perception, understanding

Near Antonyms of recollection

amnesia, repression