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

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

By then the memos inside the big banks will matter more than the posts about them. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 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After one of the memos was leaked, prompting outrage, the justification was eventually withdrawn.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

In fact, two of the loudest champions of the return-to-office movement, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, are temporarily allowing employees to request remote work on match days during the 2026 tournament, according to internal memos seen by the Financial Times. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Outside of the recording booth, Hale relishes the opportunity to send voice memos from his alter ego. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026

Most of the guitars are just voice memos of older guitars. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026