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

Warning signs of a fake Apple account email Phishing emails often copy the look of real Apple notifications. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026

On Tuesday night, the breach notification service Have I Been Pwned first flagged the incident, a couple days after the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026

The name of the victim has not been released pending confirmation of his identity and notification of next of kin. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

The person’s identity had not been released as of Tuesday morning, pending notification of next of kin. —Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026

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