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

As Moseder listened to music during her drive, her missing AirPod unexpectedly connected to her phone and the sudden notification brought back the memory of grabbing it alongside her vitamins just moments earlier. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed between July 6 and July 10. —CBS News, 13 June 2026

The identity of the 9-year-old had not been released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as of Friday evening, pending notification of family. —Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026

Prioritise, which uses AI to surface your most important notifications first, and Summarise, which condenses long chat threads into a quick summary without opening the app. —Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 13 June 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