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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It gives the show a communal and intimate feel, putting him among the crowd - as though performing at the world's biggest house party in the local town the design evokes.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

As with red baseball caps, it is a calling card that evokes his presence without explanation.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

While seeing Trout recapture the past elicits a warm nostalgia, everything happening around him evokes a familiar source of frustration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Australia's ballad "Eclipse" evokes a love affair between planets.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The sewing kit wrapped in cheesecloth evokes the Byrnes’ grim home.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline