Synonyms of notation

notation

noun

nō-ˈtā-shən 

as in note

a usually brief written reminder

he had scribbled his notation so quickly I couldn't read it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of notation

Jessica Guynn has a story about a music teacher who devised a new teaching method around a notation system based on languages students already knew – their ABCs and 123s. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 26 May 2026

Nearby, artist and composer Juraj Kojš transforms drawing into musical notation through colorful graphical scores that blur the boundary between visual art and sonic composition. — Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026

Not hemmed by the methodical nature of notation, my fingers flew across the keyboard, soaring through ideas, shifting wildly. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

This may not seem particularly important—but notation doesn’t just determine whether a result can be represented simply or in a complicated way. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 5 May 2026