The meeting ended on an optimistic note.
Source: tatoeba (22496)
Note
/nəʊt/
Synonyms for "note" (1018 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (204)
Noun(45 words)
annotationbilltoneaddress reading difficultyafterthoughtsakenannotated textannotation for waterasteriskasteriskingasterisksattentionbank billbank notebanker's billbanknotebanknotesbe observed closelybilletbills
Show 25 more words
biology observationblipblogbook wispbookmarksburial-action contextburial-action recordsbypastcalendar markcase notescautioncaveatchitschronicle of eventscited sourceclarificationclarificationscoding aligned notescolor motif studycommentcommentingcommentscommuniquescomplete organismconfirm verb
accentacceptanceacceptance billaccidentalaccountacknowledgmentaddressadversariaadvertenceadvertencyaffidavitaffirmationaffixaide-memoireairalertnessallegationallongeallude toanimadvert
Show 120 more words
animal noiseannotationanswerapercuapostropheapparatus criticusappendixapperceptionappreciationappreciativenessargueariaarticleassertionassiduityassiduousnessassignatatmosphereattendattend toattentionattention spanattentivenessattestationauraauthorityauthorizationavermentawarenessbadgebalancebalance the booksbank acceptancebank checkbank notebanknotebannerbarkbarkingbe indicative ofbe significant ofbe symptomatic ofbeholdbespeakbetokenbillbill of draftbill of exchangebill of healthbilletbirdcallblank checkblurtblurt outbookbrevebusiness lettercalendarcalibratecallcall attention tocallable securitiescantocantuscapitalizecarecarrycarry overcarvecast up accountscatalogcats and dogscauseriecdcertificatecertificate of depositcertificate of proficiencycertificationcertified checkchalkchalk upcharactercharacteristiccharacterizecharge offcheckcheck incheck outcheckbookchequechitchronicleclangclassical pitchclimateclose outclose the bookscluecodacodicilcognitioncognizancecommentcommentarycommentationcommercial papercommunicationconceiveconcentrationconcernconcernmentconnoteconsciousnessconsecutive intervalsconsequenceconsequentialityconsiderconsiderationconspicuousnesscontemplate
Verb(15 words)
acknowledgeadvertedannotateannotate timelineannotatedannotatesasteriskedbe observed in databear in mindbeholdclear up confusioncollects observationscomment oncommentedcompose a postcard
Adjective(2 words)
brief reportcareful observation journal
Strong matches (305)
Noun(68 words)
corokiacourse subjectcrossbarsdescribingdisclaimerdisclaimersdiscusesdistinctiondocumentdocument elementdocument evidencedocument featuredocument observationsdocument processesdocument progressdocument sourcedocument weekly patterndocumented casedocumented evidencedocumenting
Show 48 more words
earthing conductor connectionediting cueeminenceenergy reading logengage in communicationexpression of concernfederal reserve notefinancial qualifierflagflagsfootnotesfootnotingfrench revolution documentsglimpsesgoal line marksgovernment notegreenbackgreenhouse observationhandwritten notehebrew letterhighly labeled datasethonors transcripthours loggedinstrument readinginterview recorditalian letteraitalian tonojotjotsjournaljournal logjournal observationsjournal writingjournalskeep a recordlabeled chartlabelinglappulaletter the signletterslinelittrelog observationslog progresslog temperaturelogged temperatureloggingmargin note
corporation securitiescrackcredentialcreditcriticismcritiquecrotchetcrycuecurrencycutdebenturedebitdeclarationdegreedemand billdemand draftdemisemiquaverdenominatedenote
Show 201 more words
depositiondepthdescantdescrydetectdevicediapasondiatessarondiatonic intervaldiatonic semitonedictumdifferentiadifferentiatediligencediplomadiscerndisclosediscoursediscoverdiscriminatediscussiondispatchdisplaydisquisitiondissertationdistinctiondistinguishdocketdollar billdominantdominant notedouble entrydouble whole notedraftdraughtdraughtsmandraughtydue billearearmarkearnestnesseighth noteeisegesiselementelevationeminenceemphasisencliticengraveenharmonicenharmonic diesisenharmonic intervalenharmonic noteenrollenscrollentailenterentryenvoiepilogueepistleespialespionageespyessayetudeexaltationexaminationexcellenceexchequer billexclaimexclamationexcursusexegesisexplanationexpositionexpressexpressionfamefan letterfavorfeaturefederal reserve notefeelfeelingfiat moneyfifthfilefill outfindfirst approachflatfolding moneyfootnoteforeign securitiesforetokenfourthfractional noteframeframe of mindfrench pitchfutures contractgive evidencegive thought togive tokenglossgovernment notegovernment securitiesgrandeurgravegreatnessgreetinggrunthalf notehalf stephalftonehallmarkharkheartheedheedfulnessheighthemidemisemiquaverhigh mightinesshigh orderhigh pitchhigh rankhighlighthinthomilyhowlhowlinghumorideaidentifyidiosyncrasyimageimpanelimportimportanceinciseindexindicantindicateindicatorinfixinklinginscribeinsertinsightinsigniaintentivenessintentnessinterestinterjectinterjectioninterlineationinterpolationintervalintimationintroductory studyinvestigateinvolveiouitemjotjot downjottingjournalizejunior securitieskeep bookskeykeynotelaylegal-tender noteless semitonelet droplet fallletterletter of creditlinelistlisted securitiesloftinessloglooklook intolookinglookoutlow pitchlucubrationmagnitudemake a memorandummake a notemake an entrymake outmake reference tomanifestmarginal notemarginaliamark
Adjective(7 words)
Verb(8 words)
Interjection(1 words)
Related words (509)
Noun(147 words)
markmark the momentmark variablemarking toolmeasure usesmementomemomemorandumsmemosmentionmentioningmentionsmessagesmicroscope observationmindingminuterminutingmonitor body temperaturemore non greek lettermore observed
Show 127 more words
morphology notemsgmusical notemuskinessnapkinno evaluationnotationnote of handnotebooksnoticenotice of meetingnotice the noisenoticesnotingobservation logobservationsobservations recordedobserveobserve the rulesobserve weekly patternobserved energy distributionobserved kinetic energyobserved mass valueobservingpaper moneyparentheticalpencil jabpencil markpenciled in notespencilspenuchleperceiveperceived illogicpiece of informationpitchpitchesplanning map featureplant attributeplant characteristicpointpointsportuguese observarpostspostscriptspreeminenceprogress logprogress markerspromissory noteprovided you havepspunctumquarterly patternquiet remarkrecordrecord fieldrecord low temperaturerecord observationsrecord physical quantityrecord redactionrecord resultsrecord verbrecorded observationsrecordingrecording observationsrecords informationrecords observationsrecords of academic excellencerecords of observationsrefreferencereference by numberremarkremarkingremarksremarquereminderrequire parental consentrhibhusriferrogerromanian literăsales talliessavorsscentsscrawlingscribblescribblesscribblingsecurityshort letterslipsonantspeculate about causesstatestate governance orientedstate propaganda postersstate safety alertstenographstickiesstress tonesuperscriptssuratsymboltakingtangsteacher confirmationteacher markingteacher regardteaching labeltext label legendtextbook registertitretouchestranscribe faithfullytranscribingtweetsusage notevalentinesvanilla notewhistlewritewritingwritten messagewritten mode of communicationwritten notewritten recordswritten text
Verb(35 words)
mark downmarketable securitiesmash notematerialitymating callmatriculatemeanmeasuremelodiamelodic intervalmelodic linemelodymemomemoirmemorandummemorialmentionmeritmessagemilieu
Show 292 more words
mindmindfulnessminimminuteminutesmissivemomomentmoneymoney ordermonographmoodmoralemorceaumotifmunicipal securitiesmusemusical notenational bank notenaturalnavicertnegotiable instrumentnegotiable notenegotiable securitiesnew philharmonic pitchnobilitynoesisnoncallable securitiesnotabilitynotarized statementnotationnote downnote of explanationnote of handnotesnoticeobiter dictumobservanceobservationobserveoctaveopineoutlineoutstanding securitiesoutstandingnessover-the-counter securitiesovertonepandectpaperpaper moneyparagraphparallel octavesparamountcyparthian shotpatent notepay attention topeculiarityperceiveperceptionphilharmonic pitchphilosophical pitchphrasepicturepiecepipepitchplace upon recordpollportfoliopositionpostpost uppostal orderpostscriptprecedencepreeminenceprefixpreliminary studyprestigeprimacypriorityprocliticprolegomenonprominencepromissory notepronouncementpropertyprotocolput downput in writingput on paperput on tapequalityquarter notequaverquestionrealizationrecognitionrecognizerecordrecordsreduce to writingreferrefer toreferencereflectreflectionrefrainregardregardfulnessregisterregistryremarkreminderrenownreplyreportrepresentrepresentationrepresentativereputationreputerescriptresearch paperrespectresponding noterevealriderrough draftsavorsaysayingscholiascholiumscreedscripsealsecondsecuritiesseeself-importancesemibrevesemiquaversemitonesenior securitiessensesensibilitysentenceset downseventhshaped notesharpsheepskinshinplastershort-term noteshowsightsight billsight draftsigilsignsignalsignaturesignificancesignifysingle entrysixteenth notesixthsixty-fourth notesketchslipsolosolo partsongsoprano partsoundspeakspecial articlespiccatospiritspiritsspyingstaccatostampstand forstandard pitchstate of mindstatementstepstocks and bondsstrainstressstridulationstrike a balancestudysubject to callsubjoindersublimitysubstancesuffixsuggestsuggestionsupereminencesuperioritysupremacysure signsurveysuspicionsustained notesworn statementsymptomsymptomatizesymptomizesynopsistabulatetailtaketake downtake notetake noticetapetape-recordtelltale signtempertendtenortercetterm papertestamurtestifytestimonialthemethesisthink aboutthirdthirty-second notethoughtthumbnail sketchtickettime billtime drafttiptip-offtonalitytonetouch ontracttractatetrade acceptancetraittreasury billtreasury bondtreasury certificatetreasury notetreatisetreatmenttrebletriplettunetwigululationundertoneundigested securitiesunison intervalunregistered securitiesutterancevalueveinvideotapeviewviewingvisavisevoucherwarrantwarrantywatchwatchingweightwhole notewhole stepwitnesswitnessingwoodnotewordword of explanationworthwritewrite downwrite inwrite outwrite up
Determiner(3 words)
more forest ecosystem servicesno diagnosis notedno rotation
Adjective(11 words)
observable signobserved behavioral patternobserved eventofficial memorandumrecorded resultred markscrimyshort missivestatic observationwritten articlewritten notes
Adverb(1 words)
well documented scientific-record
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: annotation, bill, tone, accent, acceptance.
- Sentence evidence is available for note, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "note".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "note"
Keep "note" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "note" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "note", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "note" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
37 entriesactionairatmosphereauracertificate of indebtednesscommentcommentarycommunicationcomprehendcurrencydebt instrumentdocumentationfolding moneyget downhigh statuslook on
Showing 16 of 37 words.
More specific
15 entriesCollocations
11 entriesInflections
3 entriesDerivations
9 entriesSample sentences
49 total sentences available.
Please note the change in the meeting agenda.
Source: tatoeba (22517)
Please pass the note around.
Source: tatoeba (31780)
Why didn't you note down the points?
Source: tatoeba (36324)
Showing 4 of 49 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "note"?
Closest matches include annotation, bill, tone, accent, acceptance.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "note"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.