Synonyms for evoke
ɪˈvoʊkevoke

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1. evoke

   Synonyms:
   excite, educe, provoke, elicit, produce, eliminate, extract, summon, call out

   Antonyms:
   allay, stifle, stop, silence, prevent, seal

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1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokeverb

   call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

   "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, force out, provoke, beset, send away, awake, levy, call forth, chivy, kick upstairs, give the sack, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, harry, upgrade, educe, dismiss, kick up, fire, leaven, chivvy, bring up, rouse, invoke, raise, wind up, recruit, inflame, chevvy, farm, extract, excite, grow, conjure, upraise, give the axe, prove, awaken, chevy, conjure up, conflagrate, molest, go off, displace, plague, wake, waken, turn on, enhance, give notice, terminate, fuel, arouse, wake up, can, sack, advance, perk up, stir, burn, burn down, put forward, sex, enkindle, rear, harass, draw out, set up, elicit, nurture, parent, energize, produce, erect, discharge, kindle, put up, promote, hassle, open fire, brace, energise, paint a picture, get up, call down, come alive

2. provoke, evoke, call forth, kick upverb

   evoke or provoke to appear or occur

   "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

   Synonyms:
   conjure, molest, extract, harry, suggest, kick up, beset, provoke, conjure up, hassle, bring up, chevy, chivy, invoke, paint a picture, stir, put forward, call down, harass, enkindle, arouse, call forth, kindle, educe, draw out, elicit, chevvy, chivvy, stimulate, plague, fire, raise

3. educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw outverb

   deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

   "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, express, arouse, put forward, distill, provoke, enkindle, suggest, paint a picture, stir, suck out, elicit, aspirate, conjure, extend, fire, distil, draw out, pull, take out, press out, conjure up, educe, kick up, protract, raise, call down, pull up, call forth, invoke, derive, pull out, bring up, excerpt, prolong, extract

4. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthverb

   summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

   "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, nominate, reproof, entreat, chide, mention, enkindle, provoke, kindle, assert, refer, leaven, call forth, grow, submit, kick upstairs, reprimand, posit, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, beseech, upgrade, advert, put up, educe, kick up, chew out, fire, set up, name, trounce, bring up, awake, state, raise, wind up, recruit, farm, extract, excite, lecture, conjure, rouse, upraise, adjure, rag, appeal, awaken, shake, conjure up, dress down, wake, waken, shift, turn on, boot, enhance, remonstrate, budge, chew up, wake up, sex, advance, perk up, machinate, jaw, prove, rebuke, invoke, agitate, have words, lambast, conspire, rear, press, cite, draw out, stir, elicit, take to task, bawl out, nurture, parent, energize, berate, produce, erect, reboot, bid, levy, arouse, call on the carpet, touch, lambaste, brace, complot, energise, paint a picture, get up, cabal, scold, call down, shake up, promote, put forward, come alive

5. suggest, evoke, paint a pictureverb

   call to mind

   "this remark evoked sadness"

   Synonyms:
   conjure, extract, kindle, suggest, kick up, provoke, draw out, bring up, propose, advise, invoke, paint a picture, stir, put forward, call down, enkindle, hint, arouse, call forth, intimate, indicate, educe, elicit, raise, fire, conjure up

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1. evokeverb

   Synonyms:
   summon, call forth, call up, summon forth

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How to use evoke in a sentence?

1. Erika Christakis:

   The word ‘master’ can evoke thoughts of slavery and other forms of subjugation, and it has made me at times quite uncomfortable to be referred to as ‘master,’.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Poetry has the ability to evoke emotions, inspire change, and bring people together through the beauty of language and shared human experiences.

3. Steve Norman:

   ... I think it's time to focus exclusively on this rough ride issue to evoke change here, to change the longstanding custom of handing out street justice.

4. Dennis MacDonald:

   We worked 12-hour days steadily for two months to create the art, i wanted the entire project to evoke a sense of playfulness and good humor, and in this regard, I consider the project to be a success.

5. Adam Treasure:

   The most rewarding aspect of being an artist or creative, for me, is the ability to translate thoughts, emotions, and experiences into tangible, meaningful expressions. It’s a medium through which I can connect with others on a profound level, provoke thought, and evoke powerful emotions. Seeing how my work resonates with and impacts people is incredibly fulfilling