evocative
adjective
evoc·a·tive
i-ˈvä-kə-tiv 
: evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
settings … so evocative that they bring tears to the eyes—
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evocatively
adverb
evocativeness
noun
Examples of evocative in a Sentence
He wrote a powerful and evocative biography.
the Italian-American restaurant is decorated in a manner evocative of the charming outdoor cafés in Italy
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At first Spielberg gives you elusive but evocative shots of fins, as well as the shark's own underwater perspective of potential human meals swimming above (to the shark, those legs must look like hams hanging in a butcher’s shop).
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 21 June 2025
Schwartz once made an experimental montage blending a Coca-Cola jingle with soundbites from Richard Nixon’s Watergate speeches, an evocative and surreal sonic collage that captured the contradictions of American life.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
The book is deeply evocative—Ellis transports us to the era of his youth with detailed descriptions of time and place and music and people.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Of these performances, its is the most inanimate and yet evocative.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2025
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 21 June 2025
Schwartz once made an experimental montage blending a Coca-Cola jingle with soundbites from Richard Nixon’s Watergate speeches, an evocative and surreal sonic collage that captured the contradictions of American life.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
The book is deeply evocative—Ellis transports us to the era of his youth with detailed descriptions of time and place and music and people.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Of these performances, its is the most inanimate and yet evocative.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2025
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“Evocative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evocative. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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evocative
adjective
evoc·a·tive
i-ˈväk-ət-iv
: having the power to evoke an especially emotional response
an evocative photograph
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