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bring to mind

VERB
mind
Synonyms
STRONG
bethink cite recall recollect remind reminisce retain
Antonyms
STRONG
forget
WEAK
disregard ignore neglect
VERB
recall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up cite evoke remind summon think of
STRONG
arouse awaken bethink educe elicit extract flash mind recollect reestablish reinstate reintroduce reminisce renew retain retrospect revive rouse stir waken
WEAK
call to mind come to one flash on look back nail it down ring a bell strike a note think back
Antonyms
STRONG
calm fire forget kill let go repress
WEAK
restore
VERB
recollect
Synonyms
STRONG
arouse awaken bethink cite flash mind place recall recognize remind reminisce retain retrospect revive rouse stir summon waken
WEAK
call to mind come to one flash on look back on
Antonyms
STRONG
calm forget lose
VERB
remind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish advise caution emphasize mention note point out prod prompt recall remember stress suggest warn
STRONG
bethink cite hint imply intimate recollect reminisce retain retrospect revive
WEAK
bring back to call attention call to mind call up give a cue jog one's memory make one remember make one think put in mind refresh memory stir up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forget ignore
VERB
resemble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
feature mirror parallel simulate
STRONG
approximate coincide double duplicate echo favor follow match relate
WEAK
appear like be similar to be the very picture of bear resemblance to come close to come near correspond to have earmarks of have signs of pass for remind one of seem like smack of sound like take after
Antonyms
WEAK
contradict contrast deviate differ disagree
VERB
visualize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipate dream up envision
STRONG
apprehend create divine envisage fancy feature foresee image imagine object picture reflect see think view
WEAK
call to mind call up conceive of conjure up get the picture see in the mind's eye vision
Antonyms
STRONG
disbelieve disregard ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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The shallow furrows fail to stir emotion and are about as exciting as the irrigation channels they bring to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

For investors, high-quality companies bring to mind financial resilience—just the thing today to offset concerns over runaway artificial-intelligence spending, or a recent rash of flaky business models, like companies that raise cash to hoard crypto.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Those stereotypes might bring to mind images of black hats, broomsticks and cackling over cauldrons, common in much media.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Beyond the sparsely appointed lobby is a warren of fluorescent-lighted hallways and antiseptic rooms that bring to mind a high school chemistry class.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

I dare say we rivaled any faerie revel you can bring to mind.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.