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 Osaka evoked his image in another look styled by Roach, wearing a Who Decides War French terry sweatshirt adorned with press clippings of her career highlights, according to Vogue, over a full tulle skirt. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The actress’ dress evoked a similar witchy-ness to Kidman’s, featuring a black lace overlay with floral design cues along with a contrasting black and green base fabric. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The terrific new album was played in its entirety during the middle portion of Squeeze’s set and evoked a little bit of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds in some spots. — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 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

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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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