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

The Lafayette County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an unarmed Lee’s Summit teen near Pittsville in May won’t face criminal charges, the prosecuting attorney for Johnson County, Missouri, wrote in a memo. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Created and delivered properly, employees view the idea as part of a market shift, not another memo. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

In a defense memo, Pattis characterizes Diamantis as a broken and financially ruined former politician and lawyer who at 70 might not survive a long prison sentence. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

In today’s dollars, the construction cost for a similar structure is estimated at $30 million to $36 million, the memo said. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026