Thesaurus results for COMMENT

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noun

ˈkä-ˌment

Definition of comment

as in remark

a briefly expressed opinion just ate the food without offering even a single comment

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as in commentary

comments plural a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event) the pundit's comments on the political events of the previous week were astute as usual

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verb

as in to remark

to make a statement of one's opinion commenting on recent developments in the Middle East

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Recent Examples of comment

Noun

The Falcons have no comment at this time, a team spokesperson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Workday and Silver Lake did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Federal Public Defenders’ office in Albany declined to comment Thursday. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Walter has declined to comment on whether the sale was tied to the federal investigation. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comment

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comment

Noun

Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador did not respond to requests for comment on Hegseth’s remarks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
The remarks further damaged ties between the longtime allies, and highlighted Washington’s prioritization of the Middle East conflict over relationships in Asia, as well as its demands for ideological fealty from geopolitical partners.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of remark

Noun

During this match, commentary announced that Nigel McGuinness suffered an injury against Shibata, and AEW will update his status in the Continental Challenge Cup on Monday.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Sure, that’s commentary on the options from a 20-12 loss to the Rams in the two teams’ preseason openers that featured a laundry list of prominent absences.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of commentary

Verb

Tim’s journey reflects the film’s larger ideas about finding wonder outside the routine and distractions of modern life.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
One system cannot counter every drone Military analysts explain that the problem goes beyond Taiwan and reflects a bigger challenge for armed forces trying to respond to evolving drone technology.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of reflect

Noun

The largest analysis included nearly 4,000 people age 80 and older who were followed for between about three and five years.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
WarMatrix is designed to help military planners run sophisticated wargaming and analysis, and Code Metal’s work is expected to allow analyses that once took months to be completed in days.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026