reminiscence | Definition of reminiscence

Synonyms and Antonyms of reminiscence

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

his reminiscences about the war were painful to hear

Synonyms of reminiscence

anamnesis, memory, recall, recollection, remembrance

Words Related to reminiscence

memento, memorial, reminder, souvenir, token

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

we wondered whether she could trust her reminiscence of events that happened so long ago

Synonyms of reminiscence

memory, mind, recollection, remembrance

Words Related to reminiscence

hypermnesia, total recall

contemplation, meditation, musing, reflection, retrospection, thinking

awareness, cognizance, consciousness

apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, perception, understanding

Near Antonyms of reminiscence

amnesia, repression