REMEMBRANCE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'remembrance' distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of remembrance are memory , recollection , and reminiscence . While all these words mean "the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered," remembrance applies to the act of remembering or the fact of being remembered. // any remembrance of his deceased wife was painful

Q: In what contexts can 'memory' take the place of 'remembrance'?

While in some cases nearly identical to remembrance , memory applies both to the power of remembering and to what is remembered. // gifted with a remarkable memory // that incident was now just a distant memory

Q: When is 'recollection' a more appropriate choice than 'remembrance'?

The meanings of recollection and remembrance largely overlap; however, recollection adds an implication of consciously bringing back to mind often with some effort. // after a moment's recollection he produced the name

Q: Where would 'reminiscence' be a reasonable alternative to 'remembrance'?

The synonyms reminiscence and remembrance are sometimes interchangeable, but reminiscence suggests the recalling of usually pleasant incidents, experiences, or feelings from a remote past. // my grandmother's reminiscences of her Iowa girlhood

remembrance

noun

ri-ˈmem-brən(t)s

Definition of remembrance

as in memory

a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered a happy couple with many fond remembrances of when they were dating in college

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as in reminder

something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event she gave her boyfriend on the eve of his military service one of her lockets as a remembrance of their abiding affection

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as in recollection

the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced remembrance will wane with age

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How is the word remembrance distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of remembrance are memory, recollection, and reminiscence. While all these words mean "the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered," remembrance applies to the act of remembering or the fact of being remembered.

any remembrance of his deceased wife was painful

In what contexts can memory take the place of remembrance?

While in some cases nearly identical to remembrance, memory applies both to the power of remembering and to what is remembered.

gifted with a remarkable memory

that incident was now just a distant memory

When is recollection a more appropriate choice than remembrance?

The meanings of recollection and remembrance largely overlap; however, recollection adds an implication of consciously bringing back to mind often with some effort.

after a moment's recollection he produced the name

Where would reminiscence be a reasonable alternative to remembrance?

The synonyms reminiscence and remembrance are sometimes interchangeable, but reminiscence suggests the recalling of usually pleasant incidents, experiences, or feelings from a remote past.

my grandmother's reminiscences of her Iowa girlhood

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Recent Examples of remembrance May many a Polish sausage be consumed today in his honor, many Old Styles drank in his memory, and multiple referees given the finger in his remembrance. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 For decades, the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach has been a formal place of remembrance for the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Creel is only the latest Bayside High School Tiger to share kind remembrances of Haskins. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026 The singer will perform alongside Sombr, and Teddy Swims, with Adam Blackstone serving as musical director for the remembrance. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for remembrance

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The destruction of South Korea’s memory chip fabs would compound this tragedy and cripple the global economy.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
However, the market's primary focus right now is not the magnitude of current profits, but rather how much longer the memory semiconductor supercycle can sustain itself.

— , CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of memory

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In one of the film’s pivotal sequences, Fielder stages a reenactment, based on his recollections, of a meeting with Evans, Holmes, Oppenheim and two A24 executives.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The corresponding figures for 2025 were 23 percent and 21 percent, based on respondents’ recollections rather than a separate survey conducted last year.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of recollection

Noun

Xinhua said Wang accompanied Kim to a Korean War memorial in Dandong, where the North Korean leader paid tribute to Chinese People’s Volunteer Army soldiers who fought alongside North Korea during the three-year conflict.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Fellow delivery workers built a memorial outside the grocery store, according to the station.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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