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re·mem·ber verb -bered; -ber·ing 1 : to bring to mind or think of again : RECOLLECT

2 : to keep from forgetting : keep in mind

3 : to convey greetings from

4 : COMMEMORATE

Synonyms

recall, recollect, reminisce, think; also recapture, recur; educe, elicit, evoke, extract, remind; relive

Antonyms

forget, unlearn

re·mem·brance noun 1 : an act of remembering : RECOLLECTION

2 : the ability to remember : MEMORY

3 : the period over which one's memory extends

4 : a memory of a person, thing, or event

5 : something that serves to bring to mind : REMINDER

6 : a greeting or gift recalling or expressing friendship or affection

Synonyms

[1, 2] memory, recall, recollection, reminiscence—more at MEMORY

[5] keepsake, memento, memorial, monument, reminder, souvenir, token—more at MEMORIAL

re·mind verb : to put in mind of something : cause to remember

re·mind·er noun : something that reminds by association

rem·i·nisce verb -nisced; -nisc·ing : to indulge in reminiscence

Synonyms usually reminisce about

recall, recollect, remember, think—more at REMEMBER

rem·i·nis·cence noun 1 : a recalling or telling of a past experience

2 : an account of a memorable experience

Synonyms

memory, recall, recollection, remembrance—more at MEMORY

rem·i·nis·cent adjective 1 : of or relating to reminiscence

2 : marked by or given to reminiscence

3 : serving to remind : SUGGESTIVE

— rem·i·nis·cent·ly adverb

re·miss adjective 1 : negligent or careless in the performance of work or duty

2 : showing neglect or inattention

— re·miss·ly adverb

Synonyms

careless, derelict, lax, negligent, slack—more at NEGLIGENT

re·mis·sion noun 1 : the act or process of remitting

2 : a state or period during which something is remitted

Synonyms

absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, pardon—more at PARDON

re·miss·ness noun : the quality or state of being remiss

Synonyms

carelessness, dereliction, heedlessness, laxness, neglect, negligence, slackness—more at NEGLIGENCE

re·mit verb re·mit·ted; re·mit·ting 1 : FORGIVE, PARDON

2 : to give or gain relief from (as pain)

3 : to refer for consideration, report, or decision

4 : to refrain from exacting or enforcing (as a penalty)

5 : to send (money) in payment of a bill

6 : to abate in force or intensity

7 : to place later in order of precedence, preference, or importance

re·mit·tal noun : the act or process of remitting : REMISSION

re·mit·tance noun 1 : a sum of money remitted

2 : transmittal of money (as to a distant place)

Synonyms

[1, 2] compensation, consideration, disbursement, pay, payment, recompense, remuneration, requital—more at PAYMENT

rem·nant noun 1 : a usu. small part or trace remaining

2 : an unsold or unused end of a fabric that is sold by the yard

Synonyms

end, fag end, leftover, remainder, scrap—more at SCRAP

re·mod·el verb : to alter the structure of : MAKE OVER

Synonyms

alter, change, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, revamp, revise, rework, vary—more at CHANGE

re·mon·strance noun : an act or instance of remonstrating

Synonyms

challenge, complaint, demur, expostulation, fuss, kick, objection, protest, question—more at OBJECTION

re·mon·strant adjective : vigorously objecting or opposing

— remonstrant noun

— re·mon·strant·ly adverb

re·mon·strate verb -strat·ed; -strat·ing : to plead in opposition to something : speak in protest or reproof — usu. used with with

— re·mon·stra·tion noun

— re·mon·stra·tor noun

Synonyms usually remonstrate with

demur, kick, object, protest—more at OBJECT

rem·o·ra noun : any of a family of marine bony fishes with sucking organs on the head by which they cling esp. to other fishes

re·morse noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF remors, fr. ML remorsus, fr. LL, act of biting again, fr. L remordēre to bite again, fr. re- again + mordēre to bite]

: a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs

Synonyms

contrition, guilt, penitence, repentance, self-reproach, shame—more at GUILT

re·morse·ful adjective :