evocative
adjective
evoc·a·tive
i-ˈvä-kə-tiv 
: evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
settings … so evocative that they bring tears to the eyes—
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evocatively
adverb
evocativeness
noun
Examples of evocative in a Sentence
He wrote a powerful and evocative biography.
the Italian-American restaurant is decorated in a manner evocative of the charming outdoor cafés in Italy
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Rather, the evocative name is thought to have been coined by the Native American Algonquian tribes in reference to the short strawberry harvesting season that falls around this time of year, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 June 2025
Fortunately, with Mercury, Jupiter (and eventually the sun) entering Cancer and your seventh house of one-on-one partnerships, relationship dynamics take on an evocative tone as an air of luck and abundance surrounds your connections.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
The movie’s evocative title uses an otherwise generic name, possibly a bureaucratic designation on a prison ledger or the toe tag on a morgue’s corpse.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
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evocative
adjective
evoc·a·tive
i-ˈväk-ət-iv
: having the power to evoke an especially emotional response
an evocative photograph
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