recall vs hark back

hark back vs recall

recall is a noun but hark back is not a noun.

recall and hark back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No
hark back	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recall and hark back are synonyms defined as:

recall and hark back: go back to something earlier

Other synonyms of recall include come back, return.

recall (noun)	hark back (noun)
the act of removing an official by petition
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
a call to return
a bugle call that signals troops to return
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

recall (verb)	hark back (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	go back to something earlier
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
go back to something earlier
summon to return
cause to be returned
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
bring to mind

Difference between recall and hark back

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