Synonyms of evoked

evoked

verb

past tense of evoke

as in elicited

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)

the old family photographs we found in the attic evoked a wealth of warm memories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elicited
• inspired
• raised
• revealed
• called forth
• educed
• pulled
• got
• extracted
• obtained
• gained
• dragged
• exposed
• extorted
• procured
• dredged (up)
• secured
• wrung
• discovered
• uncovered
• wrested
• disclosed
• unveiled
• evinced
• coaxed (out)
• divulged
• wangled
• unmasked
• bared
• uncloaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• missed
• neglected
• disregarded
• overlooked
• passed over
• forgot
• overpassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evoked

If Joe Biden did it, his cabinet would have evoked the 26th Amendment to the Constitution followed by months of psychiatric treatment for the former president. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Edgar-Jones’s blouse featured gold buttons running down the front placket, creating a tailored effect that even evoked the type of white shifts men wore during England’s Regency era. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

To Liang, the contrasting cold iron with the softer and warmer silk also evoked complementary forms of spiritual strength. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2026

It can be evoked through humor, confidence, belonging or just a sense of being understood. — Bernard May, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The Braves are a closer match to the Phillies, and this matchup has evoked October, a month that’s been too much trick and not enough treat around here. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The store pulled a children’s Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash over a garment that critics said evoked painful memories of racist minstrel caricatures. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Rarely has a film so resourcefully evoked the transportive but decidedly analog thrill of reading; rarely has the warmly musty smell of research libraries and archives somehow wafted with such sense-memory precision off a cinema screen. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

The two-time Oscar nominee’s death has also evoked a wave of nostalgia for Hannah Montana fans. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026