Synonyms for
Notes
Definition
Notes are written records of information or thoughts.
Synonyms & similar words
governmentnote
bankersbill
annotation
eminence
greenback
bill
preeminence
note
musicalnote
noteofhand
observe
federalreservenote
mark
distinction
takedown
promissorynote
notation
mention
bankbill
takenote
billet
line
ignore
remark
banknote
memos
records
minutes
jottings
scribbles
memorandums
annotations
comments
observations
impressions
messages
communications
dispatches
letters
missives
correspondence
observations
remarks
accounts
diaries
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- take notes
- make notes
- leave notes
- study notes
- lecture notes
- meeting notes
- personal notes
- key notes
Word family
Usage note
The word 'notes' can refer to brief written records or to a musical sound. In the context of written records, it is often used informally to mean jottings or reminders.
Example sentences
- She scribbled notes in her notebook as she listened to the speaker.
- He left a note on the fridge to remind his family to buy milk.
- The nurse wrote down the patient's vital signs in her notes.
- I took notes on the recipe so I wouldn't forget any ingredients.
- The musician played a few notes to test the instrument.
Quotes
Music is the shorthand of emotion. - Leo Tolstoy
I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. - Joan Baez
The only truth is music. - Jack Kerouac