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

Last year’s military memos detail a delicate pushback that may preserve at least the framework of the civilian security campaign. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

Applied to briefs, memos and case analyses, firms have a defensible claim over the underlying materials from which an AI could be trained. — Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

According to policy memos, fitness tests will increase in frequency and intensity for active-duty troops, who must now pass tests twice a year. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Meta hit back hard in its own opening statements Tuesday afternoon, saying many of the memos and reports the states used to paint them as rapacious were actually evidence of the company’s efforts to protect its youngest users. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

That requires dialogue, especially during difficult times, a fearlessness to confront rather than cower, and in-person meetings not memos. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Their joint press release said the companies had signed memos of understanding, with no reference to any contracts. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

And the memos are markedly consistent with opinions he’s written as Chief Justice—on affirmative action, on the Voting Rights Act, on Presidential power. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Create folders for bills, school memos, and other important printouts. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026