reminder

noun

re·​mind·​er ri-ˈmīn-dər 

plural reminders

: one that reminds: such as

a

: something that calls a memory or thought to the mind

a picture that's a reminder of happier times

There were reminders of him everywhere. Whenever she heard music, or when she played the guitar he had given her, Felicity thought of her grandfather's gravelly voice singing along, happily out of tune.

—Valerie Tripp

Now a quarter of mortgaged American homes are underwater, and movie montages about cashmere sheets are an irksome reminder of how we can't afford them.

—Sarah Ball

b

: something (such as a note or notification) designed to prompt or aid the memory

She wrote a reminder about the meeting in her calendar.

I run the risk of missing a reminder because I often silence my phone when I am on the air or recording in the studio.

—Cat Wilson

Synonyms of reminder

• memorial
• souvenir
• tribute
• commemorative

Examples of reminder in a Sentence

the peach tree in our front yard is a living reminder of my late grandfather, who owned an orchard

Recent Examples on the Web

The steep descent into the canyon is a reminder that the effort needed to reach these shrines has always been a part of the devotion. — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026

As a reminder, Galliano famously served as creative director of Givenchy from 1995 to 1996, the creative director of Christian Dior from 1996 to 2011, and then the creative director of Maison Margiela from 2014 to 2024. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026

Each red flag warning brings reminders of the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, and tests whether officials have heeded the lessons from the Eaton and Palisades fires. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

The Kansas-Middle Tennessee, Kansas-Western Carolina and KU-Northern Arizona games serve as reminders that the Jayhawks, on more than one occasion, were willing to buck that trend. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reminder

• bookbinder
• factfinder
• pathfinder
• sidewinder
• viewfinder
• binder
• blinder
• finder
• grinder
• kinder
• minder
• pinder