memory synonyms

memory

n.

  1. The power to call up the past

    recollection, recall, retention, retrospection, reminiscence, thought, mindfulness, consciousness, subconsciousness, unconscious memory, retentive memory, déjà vu (French), ready memory, photographic memory, visual memory, auditory memory; see also mind 1, remembrance 1.

  2. That which can be recalled

    remembrance, recollection, mental image, picture, vision, sound image, representation, fantasy, concept; see also thought 2.

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