Synonyms of memo

memo

noun

ˈme-(ˌ)mō 

1

as in letter

a message on paper from one person or group to another

a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letter
• epistle
• note
• memorandum
• missive
• dispatch
• mail
• card
• report
• postcard
• open letter
• postal card
• electronic mail
• communication
• junk mail
• e-mail
• airmail
• billet-doux
• encyclical

2

as in note

a usually brief written reminder

wrote a memo to herself about the upcoming meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• note
• memorandum
• notation
• report
• jotting
• document
• memoir
• protocol
• writing
• memorial
• minutes
• line
• bordereau

3

as in memorandum

a written communication giving information or directions

the visiting leader received a series of urgent memos from the country's ambassador prior to the summit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memorandum
• notice
• letter
• message
• directive
• announcement
• report
• declaration
• mail
• instructions
• proclamation
• bulletin
• notification
• posting
• pronouncement
• word
• note
• release
• dispatch
• edict
• orders
• command
• post
• rescript
• directions
• charge
• missive
• pronunciamento
• epistle
• dictate
• encyclical
• jotting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of memo

An internal company memo from around the time of the recovery mission — also obtained by CNBC — indicates Coupang coordinated the computer recovery at the behest of a high-ranking national security officer from the South Korean president’s office. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Senate GOP campaign arm, in a memo last week raised alarm about Brown's use of data centers to attack Husted in the Ohio race, and acknowledged the strategy is working. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Gray is central to the investment calls Blackstone makes, and spends his weekends reading memos on potential deals in preparation for his weekly investment committee meetings. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Bertotti’s memo said the Clark Building project will add to the preservation. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026