Synonyms for note

noun

1. A representation

   sign, figure, mark; see representation, symbol.

2. A brief record

   notation, jotting, scribble, reminder, scrawl, annotation, agenda, datum, minute, entry, memorandum, journal, inscription, calendar, diary; see also mark 3, notes, record 1, summary.

3. A brief communication

   dispatch, epistle, announcement; see letter 2, word 3.

4. A musical tone, or its symbol

   tone, key, scale, shape note, interval, degree, step, sharp, flat, natural; see also pitch 3.

   Musical notes include: whole note, semibreve, double whole note, breve, half note, minim, quarter note, crotchet, eighth note, quaver, sixteenth note, semiquaver, thirty-second note, demisemiquaver, sixty-fourth note, hemidemisemiquaver, triplet, grace note, appoggiatura.

5. Paper money

   bill, currency, banknote, folding money*, greenback*; see also money 1.

verb

1. To notice

   remark, heed, perceive; see regard 1, see 1.

2. To record

   write down, enter, transcribe; see record 1, write.