EVOKED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

evoked

verb

past tense of evoke

as in elicited

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved) the old family photographs we found in the attic evoked a wealth of warm memories

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Recent Examples of evoked The two-time Oscar nominee’s death has also evoked a wave of nostalgia for Hannah Montana fans. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 As far as comparable complicated homecomings, Browne evoked Manny Ramirez’s return to Fenway Park in 2010 after being traded from Boston to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The passage is eerily similar to Salinger’s own state of mind while in uniform, specifically on a day that should have evoked ecstasy. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Every visit evoked grief and fury, happiness and gratitude, disbelief and mourning. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 The incident also evoked a potentially telling reaction from Alexander Sosnowski, a pro-Kremlin propagandist who regularly appears as a guest on Russian state television. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 These humble baubles once evoked summer-camp nostalgia and antique-purse collections; now, they’re affixed to viral sensations, designer duds, and semi-precious fine jewelry. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 Saldaña wore a selection from Balmain’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection, defined by a distinct noir sensibility that evoked a modern femme fatale archetype. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 And there’s a piano-playing character that turns the play into a kind of musical and ends up with a final funny surprise that evoked an even more enthusiastic standing ovation. — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

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Last week's announcement even elicited rare rebukes from Republican lawmakers, some of whom are up for reelection in a few months.

— Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Anthropic’s announcement elicited panic among some enthusiastic Claude adopters, who expressed concern about what a label on AI use might signal about them.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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Keep scrolling to shop more denim jackets inspired by America Ferrera now.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

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