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evokes

VERB

induce, stimulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arouse conjure elicit invoke provoke recall

STRONG

awaken call educe evince evolve excite extort extract milk raise rally rouse summon waken

WEAK

call forth give rise to stir up

Antonyms

STRONG

calm deaden decrease ignore repress stop

WEAK

halt quell silence stifle suppress

Example Sentences

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Throughout, Mr. Wyman evokes the sights, sounds and smells of entire lifeways that have disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“VHS is obviously superior if you’re looking at it in terms of your experience of the feeling that watching something evokes in you, in the relationship between yourself and the moving images,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The red and white checkerboard of Croatia's home kit is another classic design that evokes tournaments past.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Cumulatively, Ms. Riley evokes fragile feelings of vulnerability and longing among her characters, while gesturing toward a potential for contentedness in community and intellectual integrity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho