Synonyms for

Remembering

Verb / rɪˈmembɜ:ɪŋ / / ri:ˈmembɜ:ɪŋ / / rɪˈmembrɪŋ / / ri:ˈmembrɪŋ / Another word for remembering — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To bring back to mind; to not forget something that has happened in the past.

Synonyms & similar words

recall thinkback thinkof think memory retrieve recollect forget commend callup callback commemorate remember recollecting recalling retaining commemorating commending evoking memorializing minding noting reciting reminiscing retaining reviving

Synonyms by register

Formal

recalling recollecting retaining commemorating

Informal

keeping in mind not forgetting thinking back

Literary

reminiscing evoking cherishing

Antonyms

forgetting oblivion neglecting ignoring disregarding unmindful

Common collocations

  • remembering the good times
  • remembering to do something
  • remembering a promise
  • remembering someone's birthday
  • remembering the past
  • remembering a lesson
  • remembering a name

Word family

noun remembrance
verb remember
adjective memorable
adverb memorably

Usage note

Remembering is the present participle of 'remember'. It often implies an active effort to bring something back to mind or to keep something in one's thoughts.

Example sentences

  1. I am remembering my friend's birthday party last year.
  2. She is remembering her first day of school.
  3. He is remembering his grandpa's stories.
  4. They are remembering their family vacation.
  5. We are remembering the good times.

Quotes

  • The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. - C.S. Lewis
  • The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are. - Maya Angelou
  • The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Nelson Mandela

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