Synonyms of notes

notes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of note

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remarks
• comments
• reflects
• opines
• says
• observes
• commentates
• weighs in
• editorializes
• states
• allows
• speaks
• speculates
• talks
• surmises
• verbalizes
• tells
• vocalizes
• expresses
• guesses
• articulates
• utters
• conjectures
• supposes
• daresays

2

as in records

to make a written note of

a waitress hurriedly noting our orders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• records
• logs
• reports
• transcribes
• marks
• jots (down)
• registers
• writes down
• enters
• sets down
• minutes
• takes down
• chronicles
• puts down
• inscribes
• scores
• notches
• chalks (up)
• enregisters

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notices
• spots
• eyes
• sees
• remarks
• regards
• sights
• witnesses
• looks (at)
• views
• observes
• watches
• spies
• perceives
• discerns
• distinguishes
• descries
• catches
• beholds
• espies
• gets a load of
• identifies
• sets eyes on
• lays eyes on
• picks out
• marks
• surveys
• considers
• studies
• scans
• heeds
• attends (to)
• examines
• glimpses
• scrutinizes
• makes out
• inspects
• minds
• picks up
• peers (at)
• glances (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• passes over
• misses
• overlooks
• overpasses

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mentions
• cites
• notices
• quotes
• specifies
• indicates
• suggests
• names
• explains
• refers (to)
• instances
• touches (on or upon)
• introduces
• announces
• implies
• clarifies
• points (out)
• drops
• publishes
• adverts (to)
• intends
• pronounces
• hints (at)
• signals
• alludes (to)
• intimates
• infers
• declares
• proclaims
• sounds
• signifies
• interjects
• designates
• brings up
• spells out
• advertises
• worms
• broadcasts
• denominates
• clears (up)
• infiltrates
• interpolates
• insinuates
• elucidates
• explicates
• publicizes
• broaches
• interposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• forgets
• neglects
• disregards
• passes over
• overlooks
• slights
• overpasses

5

as in follows

to take notice of and be guided by

please note that the office will be closed tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follows
• observes
• regards
• listens (to)
• watches
• respects
• obeys
• considers
• heeds
• minds
• notices
• hears
• contemplates
• weighs
• keeps
• conforms (to)
• ponders
• sees
• marks
• complies (with)
• attends (to)
• mulls
• hearkens (to)
• harks (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• dismisses
• discounts
• neglects
• passes over
• shrugs off
• scorns
• tunes out
• brushes (aside or off)
• glosses (over)
• defies
• pooh-poohs
• flouts
• glozes (over)
• snubs
• slights

notes

2 of 2

noun

plural of note

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memos
• notations
• reports
• memorandums
• writings
• memoirs
• jottings
• documents
• memorials
• minutes
• lines
• protocols
• bordereaux

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letters
• epistles
• memos
• missives
• dispatches
• memorandums
• mails
• cards
• postcards
• communications
• reports
• open letters
• postal cards
• e-mails
• electronic mails
• airmails
• junk mails
• encyclicals
• billets-doux

3

as in cries

a natural vocal sound made by an animal

can you distinguish between the notes of the whippoorwill and the mockingbird?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cries
• calls
• barks
• roars
• howls
• callings
• croaks
• chirps
• squeals
• screeches
• bays
• trumpets
• squeaks
• grunts
• peeps
• clucks
• squawks
• blats
• crows
• twitters
• coos
• lows
• cackles
• bleats
• bellows
• brays
• yelps
• honks
• whinnies
• caterwauls
• yaps
• meows
• quacks
• cheeps
• yowls
• hoots
• caws
• mews
• squalls
• moos
• crakes
• oinks
• yips
• neighs
• tu-whit tu-whoos

4

as in bills

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

will you be paying in coins or notes?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bills
• dollars
• cash
• banknotes
• money
• greenbacks
• currencies
• chips
• bucks
• checks
• paper money
• ones
• hundreds
• scrips
• fives
• tens
• drafts
• twenties
• fifties
• money orders
• dough
• fins
• dead presidents
• sawbucks
• twos
• C-notes
• fivers
• legal tender
• tenners
• smackers
• simoleons
• lucre

5

as in auras

a special quality or impression associated with something

spoke with a note of irritation in her voice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• auras
• smells
• feelings
• aromas
• airs
• atmospheres
• feels
• flavors
• senses
• moods
• vibrations
• odors
• climates
• tempers
• pictures
• halos
• ambiences
• characteristics
• images
• patinas
• karmas
• attributes
• nimbi
• notions
• suggestions
• tones
• romances
• spirits
• traits
• sensations
• properties
• peculiarities
• mystiques
• aureoles
• illusions
• colors
• overtones
• marks
• characters
• genius locis
• semblances

6

as in reputations

overall quality as seen or judged by people in general

a writer of note among readers of modern poetry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reputations
• reports
• reputes
• names
• reps
• odors
• characters
• marks
• fames
• credits
• notorieties
• honors
• images
• regards
• personae
• celebrities
• renowns
• admirations
• reverences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discredit
• reproaches
• shames
• infamies
• obloquies
• odiums
• ignominies
• disgraces
• dishonors
• opprobriums
• disreputes

7

as in comments

a briefly expressed opinion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remarks
• comments
• reflections
• commentaries
• views
• analyses
• feelings
• annotations
• minds
• advice
• notions
• sentiments
• asides
• convictions
• expositions
• inputs
• judgments
• beliefs
• obiter dicta
• eyes
• verdicts
• persuasions

8

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• features
• characteristics
• attributes
• qualities
• traits
• attributions
• criteria
• marks
• markers
• properties
• touches
• specifics
• fingerprints
• stamps
• hallmarks
• indications
• peculiarities
• points
• symbols
• signs
• characters
• diagnostics
• affections
• particularities
• tokens
• badges
• virtues
• emblems
• differentiae
• merits
• graces
• charms
• idiosyncrasies
• eccentricities
• oddities
• quirks
• singularities
• excellences
• individualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of notes

Verb

Jean notes that the country’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup had been statistically low, while Italy — widely expected to qualify — did not. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026

Success, Podsednik notes, extends beyond attendance numbers. —Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Gerdes notes that ‘Cheyenne Spirit,’ and ‘Sombrero Adobe Orange’ are Test Garden standouts. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026

The report notes that things like advertising IDs, location sharing (which is often enabled by default), and even browser fingerprinting (specifically in Google Chrome) have been used to track US forces deployed to active conflict zones. —Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026

Game notes Carter looked at home at College Park Center on Thursday, getting her game started with a jumper right beyond the free-throw line, and finished with 14 points with a rebound and a steal in her team’s 95-87 loss. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026

The World Health Organization identified drugs from Regeneron Pharmaceutical, Mapp Bio, and Gilead Sciences that should be fast-tracked through clinical testing to respond to the current Ebola outbreak, Pharmaphorum notes. —Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 May 2026

What’s more, anthocyanins inhibit and suppress pro-inflammatory pathways from causing inflammation, notes Ehsani. —Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026

Yet these talents weren’t well recognized even in her lifetime, Hirsch notes. —Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 29 May 2026

Noun

Kids ages 9 through 12, the advisory notes, should not operate any e-bike faster than 10 mph. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026

Zach Thomas brought his fellow linebackers over to his home for film study sessions each week during the season to share his notes on opposing teams and players. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026

This is a talented ensemble unable to show off those talents because they’re all reduced to instruments that play only two discordant notes. —Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

Users can enter a prompt, upload a PDF or DOCX, paste notes, or provide a link. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026

There are other, less traditional notes, too. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2026

The finish is long, dry, and spicy, with lingering notes of cinnamon, oak char, and nuts. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Plowden’s work, including his notes, negatives and prints, will be preserved at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. —Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Luckily for neophytes, the menu offers easy-to-understand tasting notes. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026