NOTES Synonyms: 390 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of note

as in remarks

to make a statement of one's opinion I'd like to note that I don't care for that tone of voice

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Relevance

as in records

to make a written note of a waitress hurriedly noting our orders

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as in notices

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes note the artist's rendering of the trees, how their leaves seem to dance in the wind

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as in mentions

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically the lecturer noted several sources where listeners could go for further information

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as in follows

to take notice of and be guided by please note that the office will be closed tomorrow

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notes

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noun

plural of note

as in memos

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

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as in letters

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

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as in cries

a natural vocal sound made by an animal can you distinguish between the notes of the whippoorwill and the mockingbird?

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as in bills

a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States will you be paying in coins or notes?

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as in auras

a special quality or impression associated with something spoke with a note of irritation in her voice

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as in reputations

overall quality as seen or judged by people in general a writer of note among readers of modern poetry

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as in comments

a briefly expressed opinion let me read a few notes I jotted down while you were auditioning

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as in features

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

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Recent Examples of notes

Verb

The document notes that the demographic makeup of each potential zone is not necessarily the same as the makeup of the LRSD students in that zone. — Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 But the new report notes that the AI agents spent considerably more time on this message board discussing those cybersecurity challenges that were extremely difficult, suggesting the agents had a high motivation to solve them. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Bedford and Iranikhah will each receive a $20,000 cash prize and a script notes session with a professional writer. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Qizhong George Guo, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rutgers University, notes that there are plenty of small habits that can add up to significant drops in water usage. — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Maxell also notes that wireless charging may not work with every enclosure material. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 In the episode when the Duffys visit Harvard, Paloma’s older sister Evita calmly notes that she herself was canceled for her beliefs while attending University of Chicago. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Haam notes that while his gallery has raised its international profile, sales were stronger in 2021 and works have become increasingly difficult to move on the secondary market. — Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Brennan notes that the centralized visibility provides insights into costs. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Noun

All four stars ably play the stoic and sorrowful notes required of them, without finding many secondary or contrasting ones in their dialogue. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Citrus, woods, and aromatic notes undercut some of vanilla’s sweetness and offer a sophisticated result. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 Vendetta Donna blends floral, gourmand and woody notes, with juicy red orange nectar and creamy sandalwood. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 For buyers, key features include voice notes transcribed in real time, optical character recognition technology that reads the article number, composition, weight, and wash code from hang tag, and the ability to create mood boards and more. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 Many of them supplement the text with photographs, epigraphs, glossaries, family trees, sketches, timelines, variant tables of contents, alternating fonts and notes to the reader. — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 The dispute began over handwritten notes made as part of an experimental program to increase voter confidence in the county’s election procedures. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Initial details were based on information from the 911 call and dispatch notes. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Its 32-inch QHD panel wraps around your field of vision with a deep 1000R curve, reducing eye fatigue when jumping between split-screen research windows and lecture notes. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for notes

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As Hythlodaeus remarks, the political thinkers of the time would dismiss the whole thing as nonsense.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
Other educators have gotten fired or reprimanded in recent years over anti-Trump and anti-Israel remarks.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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Directed by Kim Soo-hoon, the musical fantasy adventure follows Princess Romi, Heartsping, and their crew venturing into the deep sea to rescue Queen Velita.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The move follows efforts by Pinterest and LinkedIn to respond to users’ frustrations with AI slop in their feeds.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of follows

Noun

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

Definition of memos

Noun

These developments prompted more cries of outrage, including one from the Democratic senator Mark Warner, who has introduced a bill that would ban social-media companies from selling fast access to accounts of government employees.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
That kind of front-loading also gives parents a buffer if a child freezes up, cries or needs an extra hug before heading out.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026