Reminiscent: meaning, example and synonyms
Reminiscentadj. Tending to remind one of something; suggestive of.
Example
The architect's curved concrete pavilion is reminiscent of a seashell, its ribbed roof spiraling upward like the chambers of a nautilus.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Synonyms
- evocative, suggestive, redolent, similar
- Antonyms
- unlike, dissimilar, unrelated
- Memory tip
- Reminiscent = it REMINDS you of something else.
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Check yourself: Reminiscent in context
The composer's new symphony is ______ of the folk songs she heard as a child, with melodies that echo the rhythms of village dances.
Answer: reminiscent. Melodies that echo childhood folk songs remind listeners of them, so reminiscent fits. abstruse (hard to understand), bellicose (eager to fight) and deleterious (harmful) don't fit this context.
The rolling hills and low stone walls of the valley are strikingly ______ of the countryside the settlers had left behind, which is why they gave the town its familiar name.
Answer: reminiscent. Hills that recalled the settlers' homeland remind them of it, so reminiscent fits. insolent (rudely disrespectful), copious (plentiful) and extemporaneous (improvised) don't fit this context.