Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
dictionary thesaurus view recents

Thesaurus

footnote

noun
Save Word

Synonyms of footnote

as in note, caption

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for footnote

See the Dictionary Definition 

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about footnote

Time Traveler for footnote

Time Traveler

The first known use of footnote was in 1711

See more words from the same year

Statistics for footnote

Last Updated

24 Feb 2020

Cite this Entry

“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footnote. Accessed 9 Apr. 2020.

Keep scrolling for more

More from Merriam-Webster on footnote

Dictionary: Definition of footnote

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with footnote

Spanish Central: Translation of footnote

Nglish: Translation of footnote for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of footnote for Arabic Speakers

Comments on footnote

What made you want to look up footnote? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

seder

Listen to the pronounciation of seder

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Name that Thing: Flower Edition

  • shrubs having opposite leaves and showy clusters of usually sterile white pink or bluish flowers
  • Name that flower
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Citation

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games