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note

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of note

1 a usually brief written reminder

  • I'll make a note to myself so I don't forget to pick up some milk on the way home
Synonyms of note

jotting, memo, memorandum, notation
Words Related to note

bordereau, memoir, memorial, minutes, protocol, report

line

document, writing

2 a message on paper from one person or group to another

  • write a friendly note to the neighbors asking them to keep the noise down
Synonyms of note

dispatch, epistle, letter, memo, memorandum, missive
Words Related to note

billet-doux, open letter

airmail, card, electronic mail, e-mail, junk mail, mail, postal card, postcard

communication, report

encyclical

3 a natural vocal sound made by an animal

  • can you distinguish between the notes of the whippoorwill and the mockingbird?
Synonyms of note

call, cry
Words Related to note

bark, bay, bellow, blat, bleat, bray, cackle, calling, caterwaul, caw, cheep, chirp, cluck, coo, crake, croak, crow, grunt, honk, hoot, howl, low, meow (also miaow), mew, moo, neigh, oink, peep, quack, roar, screech, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, trumpet, tu-whit tu-whoo, twitter, whinny, yap, yelp, yip, yowl

4 a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States

  • will you be paying in coins or notes?
Synonyms of note

banknote, bill, greenback
Words Related to note

dead presidents [slang], paper money, scrip

buck, dollar, simoleon [slang], smacker [slang]

C-note, fifty, fin [slang], five, fiver [slang], hundred, one, sawbuck [slang], ten, tenner, twenty, two

cash, chips, currency, dough, legal tender, lucre, money, pelf

check, draft, money order

5 a special quality or impression associated with something

  • spoke with a note of irritation in her voice
Synonyms of note

air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, aura, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)
Words Related to note

aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance

genius loci

feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit

attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait

color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

6 overall quality as seen or judged by people in general

  • a writer of note among readers of modern poetry
Synonyms of note

character, fame, mark, name, odor, rep [slang], report, reputation, repute
Words Related to note

credit, honor

celebrity, notoriety, renown

image, persona

admiration, regard, reverence
Near Antonyms of note

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame

7 a briefly expressed opinion

  • let me read a few notes I jotted down while you were auditioning
Synonyms of note

comment, reflection, remark
Words Related to note

analysis, commentary, exposition

aside, obiter dictum

annotation

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view

advice, input

8 a state of being aware

  • during my long convalescence I had taken note of which friends had helped me and which ones had found other things to do
Synonyms of note

advertence, advertency, attention, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, ear, eye, heed, knowledge, mindfulness, notice, observance, observation
Words Related to note

hyperawareness, hyperconsciousness

advisement, care, concern, consideration, regard, watch

apprehension, discernment, grasp, mind, perception, recognition, thought, understanding
Near Antonyms of note

disregard, neglect, obliviousness, unawareness

9 something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

  • an intense, full-bodied red wine with all of the spicy notes for which that grape variety is famous
Synonyms of note

affection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
Words Related to note

badge, indication, sign

emblem, symbol, token

charm, grace

excellence, merit, virtue

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk

individuality, singularity, uniqueness

Synonym Discussion of note

sign, mark, token, note, symptom mean a discernible indication of what is not itself directly perceptible. sign applies to any indication to be perceived by the senses or the reason.
    • encouraging signs for the economy
mark suggests something impressed on or inherently characteristic of a thing often in contrast to general outward appearance.
    • a mark of a good upbringing
token applies to something that serves as a proof of something intangible.
    • this gift is a token of our esteem
note suggests a distinguishing mark or characteristic.
    • a note of irony in her writing
symptom suggests an outward indication of an internal change or condition.
    • rampant crime is a symptom of that city's decay

note

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of note

1 to make a statement of oneʼs opinion

  • I'd like to note that I don't care for that tone of voice
Synonyms of note

allow, comment, editorialize, observe, opine, reflect, remark, weigh in
Words Related to note

commentate

articulate, express, say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize

conjecture, daresay, guess, speculate, suppose, surmise

2 to make a written note of

  • a waitress hurriedly noting our orders
Synonyms of note

jot (down), log, mark, put down, record, register, report, set down, take down, write down
Words Related to note

chronicle, minute, transcribe

enregister, enter, inscribe

chalk (up), notch, score

3 to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

  • note the artistʼs rendering of the trees, how their leaves seem to dance in the wind
Synonyms of note

behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spot, spy, view, witness
Words Related to note

identify, make out, pick out, pick up

attend (to), consider, heed, mark, mind

study, watch

examine, inspect, scan, scrutinize, survey

glance (at), glimpse, peer (at)
Phrases Synonymous with note

get a load of [slang], lay eyes on, set eyes on
Near Antonyms of note

disregard, ignore, neglect, overpass, pass over

miss, overlook

4 to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

  • the lecturer noted several sources where listeners could go for further information
Synonyms of note

advert (to), cite, drop, instance, mention, name, notice, quote, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon)
Words Related to note

allude (to), hint (at), imply, indicate, infer, intend, intimate, suggest

point (out), signal, signify

denominate, designate

indicate

bring up, broach, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce

infiltrate, insinuate, worm

advertise, announce, broadcast, declare, proclaim, pronounce, publicize, publish, sound

clarify, clear (up), elucidate, explain, explicate, spell out
Near Antonyms of note

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight

5 to take notice of and be guided by

  • please note that the office will be closed tomorrow
Synonyms of note

follow, heed, listen (to), mind, observe, regard, watch
Words Related to note

consider, contemplate, mull, ponder, weigh

comply (with), conform (to), keep, obey, respect

attend (to), hark (to), hear, hearken (to)

mark, notice, see
Near Antonyms of note

brush (aside or off), discount, dismiss, gloss (over), gloze (over), neglect, pass over, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn, shrug off

defy, flout

slight, snub
Antonyms of note

disregard, ignore, tune out

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