feedback

noun

Definition of feedbacknext
as in advice
advice or useful information especially from an expert He plans to ask his manager for feedback on his job performance. They sent out a survey to encourage customer feedback.

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Recent Examples of feedback Xbox uses its Insider program to gather feedback on its latest updates, as well as features and games that are still in development. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Your job is to wire them together with feedback loops that lead to innovation. — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026 The colors are more muted than last year's bright shades, which Samsung says is in response to customer feedback. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026 The 420 Sport jostles and squirms on these surfaces at low speeds, but the payoff is unfiltered, no-nonsense feedback. — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for feedback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feedback
  1. advice
  2. guidance
  3. assistance
  4. recommendation
  5. suggestion
  6. input
  7. instruction
Noun
  • This basic primer avoids specific military tactics, instead offering general advice for non-military personnel.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Some studies of earlier versions of AI programs have found problematic health advice.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of advice
Noun
  • Stronger, more detailed laws are essential to ensure diligent human review, prevent complacency, and protect individuals from potentially misguided AI guidance, fostering accountability in this evolving field.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Modern cruise missiles can be sophisticated and expensive weapons involving advanced propulsion, navigation, guidance, sensors, and warheads.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of guidance
Noun
  • The City Council, which is considering censuring the mayor, asked for assistance because the city’s Human Resources director wasn’t available at the time, according to Mayor Pro Tem Tara Graves.
    — Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • International assistance has historically played a major role in supporting outbreak surveillance, laboratory capacity, healthcare worker training and emergency response in countries facing limited resources.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of assistance
Noun
  • Trackman has over 500 courses, so instead of wasting reservation time, the staff can provide recommendations to help narrow down the search and get to swinging.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • The data represents a significant rise in the number of students of color in gifted classrooms since the program shifted from tests to teacher recommendations.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Definition of recommendation
Noun
  • State officials would still make decisions about technology, according to the PERB filing, as the union only asked to provide suggestions.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • If the former occurs, X doesn’t really offer solutions, only suggestions that users try basic fixes, like restarting or updating, switching to another device, or toggling between Wi-Fi or cellular data.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of suggestion
Noun
  • There were also two community conversations in 2024 that were held on the north side at Artes de la Rosa and another on the east side at Blank Space to gather community input to create a vision for the center.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • Near the end of the year, the EU Governing Council will make its final selection based on a combination of public input from the surveys, the opinion of an independent jury, and a technical assessment.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of input
Noun
  • But a Canadian legislator took that idea to an embarrassing new level this week, reading an apparent LLM prompt instruction into the record during a floor speech.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
  • Each specific kind of peptide carries a different instruction, explains LaValle, who is also chair of the International Peptide Society.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 24 July 2026
Definition of instruction

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