Definitions

memo

[mem-oh] / ˈmɛm oʊ /

NOUN

note

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comment commentary diary inscription journal letter memorandum message missive remark summary

STRONG

agenda annotation calendar datum definition dispatch entry epistle gloss jotting line marginalia mark minute notation observation record reminder scratch scrawl scribble word

WEAK

obiter dictum thank-you

Antonyms

STRONGEST

silence

Example Sentences

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The White House, in an April policy memo, called on the U.S. to deploy reactors on the lunar surface by potentially 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Citizenship and Immigration Services’ sudden release of a memo concerning the processing of green-card applications filed within the United States.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The memo said the decision to stay should not be seen “as an endorsement of the existing power structure.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Meta is scaling back its plan to start tracking its employees' computer activity, according to an internal memo sent on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Oppenheimer, writing for the group, dispatched to Washington a dispirited one-page memo on June 16 memorializing their conclusion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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