Synonyms of memos

memos

noun

plural of memo

1

as in letters

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

• letters
• epistles
• notes
• memorandums
• missives
• dispatches
• cards
• mails
• reports
• communications
• postcards
• e-mails
• open letters
• postal cards
• encyclicals
• airmails
• billets-doux
• electronic mails
• junk mails

2

as in notes

a usually brief written reminder

wrote a memo to herself about the upcoming meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notes
• memorandums
• notations
• reports
• jottings
• memoirs
• documents
• minutes
• writings
• protocols
• memorials
• lines
• bordereaux

3

as in memorandums

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

• memorandums
• notices
• letters
• messages
• directives
• reports
• announcements
• declarations
• mails
• instructions
• proclamations
• words
• pronouncements
• notes
• postings
• bulletins
• notifications
• orders
• dispatches
• releases
• edicts
• directions
• commands
• epistles
• rescripts
• posts
• charges
• dictates
• missives
• jottings
• encyclicals
• pronunciamentos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of memos

Her chief of staff had drafted her remarks, using AI to draw on her previous speeches and internal performance memos. — Harvard Business Review, 3 Aug. 2026

One of the memos issued after his speech directed a 60-day review of military education and training standards. — James Laporta, CBS News, 31 July 2026

From Big Four consulting frameworks to enterprise legal teams to countless internal memos about responsible AI, the idea that restricting data inputs is the foundation of AI governance has become the default assumption. — Dmitriy Stepanov, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

New sending progress bar The Messages app also features a new progress bar when sending messages, photos, voice memos and other items. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 July 2026

And after digging through more than two years’ worth of emails, memos and invoices, neither can reporters Thad Moore and Riley Bunch. — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

The bank records seen by the Herald do not contain corresponding memos that describe the purpose of the fund transfers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

After one of the memos was leaked, prompting outrage, the justification was eventually withdrawn. — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Down by her green toes, Melanie Griffith’s Staten Island secretary Tess McGill ferries to Manhattan to type memos for important men. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026