notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or an instance of notifying

2

: a written or printed matter that gives notice

Synonyms of notification

• advertisement
• announcement
• release
• ad
• bulletin
• notice
• posting

Examples of notification in a Sentence

I was given no notification that you received my payment.

You will be sent a written notification.

Recent Examples on the Web

With respect to that incident, Conduent has agreed to send notification letters, on behalf of its customers, to individuals whose personal information may have been affected by this incident. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025

But the messages didn’t stop with just notifications of upcoming coverage. —Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025

Users can share invite links with up to twenty people, manage member lists, rename the group, mute notifications, or set custom behavior instructions for ChatGPT. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025

Consumers have been urged to ensure their Powerwall 2 units are online and check the Tesla App for recall notification. —Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing notification

• pre-notification

Rhymes for notification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or an instance of notifying

2

: written or printed matter that gives notice

Medical Definition

notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or an instance of notifying

especially : the act of reporting the occurrence of a communicable disease or of an individual affected with such a disease