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reminiscent

/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/adjective4 syllables

Reminiscent means: serving to bring to mind.

Synonyms for reminiscent6

adjective, as in serving to bring to mind

evocative, redolent, remindful, resonant, mindful, aware

What does reminiscent mean?1

adjective

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serving to bring to mind“cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Reminiscent in a sentence

  • The song was reminiscent of a barbershop quartet.swolesuki
  • These white clouds are reminiscent of a flock of sheep.AlanF_US
  • The animal's body was reminiscent of a hyena.Amastan
  • The creature's body was reminiscent of a bear.Amastan
  • What's complicated about their language is the writing, not the grammar, which is reminiscent of a creole.nonong
  • Hyenas are reminiscent of dogs and wolves.Amastan
  • To me, written Finnish is reminiscent of Romanized Japanese.nonong
  • To me, Swahili is reminiscent of Japanese.nonong

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.