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

Bearing extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors, it is estimated to sell for between $1 and $2 million. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026

Her fiddling is a looser, freer, more accessible type of memorialization—less a notation than an invocation, a summoning of her homeland’s spirit. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

There was Solresol, an early-nineteenth-century language based on musical notation, and the largely monosyllabic Volapük, invented by a German Catholic priest who believed himself to be divinely inspired. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

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