reminder

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UK/ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/Canada, US/ɹɪˈmaɪndəɹ/Canada, US[ɹɪˈmaɪn.dɚ]Australia/ɹɪˈmɑɪndə(ɹ)/

noun

Someone or something that reminds.

“He left a note as a reminder to get groceries.”

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounreminder (plural reminders)

plural reminders

  1. Someone or something that reminds.

    He left a note as a reminder to get groceries.

    1 more example

    Find out all he can suggest, but […] don't take him in to your brother. No reminders of the past just yet.

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

    Synonyms: memo, memorandum

  2. businessWriting that reminds of open payments.

    She ignored first the reminder of 80 cents. At the end, she was sentenced to pay 200 euros!

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone or something that reminds.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek ὑπόμνημα
  • ὑπόμνημα (hupómnēma)something that reminds
Bulgarian напо́мняне
  • напо́мняне (napómnjane)something that reminds
Catalan recordatori, record
  • recordatorisomething that reminds
  • recordsomething that reminds
Chinese Mandarin 提醒物, 提醒
  • 提醒物 (tíxǐngwù)something that reminds
  • 提醒 (tíxǐng)something that reminds
  • 催繳單 /催缴单 (cuījiǎodān)(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Czech připomínač, připomínka
  • připomínačsomething that reminds
  • připomínkasomething that reminds
  • upomínkasomething that reminds
  • urgencesomething that reminds
  • upomínka(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Danish påmindelse
  • påmindelsesomething that reminds
Dutch geheugensteuntje, betalingsherinnering
  • geheugensteuntjesomething that reminds
  • betalingsherinnering(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Finnish muistutus, muistutus
  • muistutussomething that reminds
  • muistutus(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
French rappel, rappel
  • rappelsomething that reminds
  • rappel(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
  • relance(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
German Gedächtnisstütze, Notiz
  • Gedächtnisstützesomething that reminds
  • Notizsomething that reminds
  • Gedächtnishilfesomething that reminds
  • Merkhilfesomething that reminds
  • Mahnung(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
  • Mahnungbrief(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
  • Mahnschreiben(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
  • Zahlungserinnerung(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
  • Zahlungsaufforderung(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Greek υπόμνημα
  • υπόμνημα (ypómnima)something that reminds
Hungarian emlékeztető
  • emlékeztetősomething that reminds
Italian promemoria, avviso
  • promemoriasomething that reminds
  • avviso(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Japanese 備忘, 念押し
  • 備忘 (bibō)something that reminds
  • 念押し (nen'oshi)something that reminds
  • リマインダー (rimaindā)something that reminds
Latin admonitiō, monitus
  • admonitiōsomething that reminds
  • monitussomething that reminds
Norwegian Bokmål påminnelse, påminning
  • påminnelsesomething that reminds
  • påminningsomething that reminds
Polish przypomnienie, przypomnienie
  • przypomnieniesomething that reminds
  • przypomnienie(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Portuguese lembrete
  • lembretesomething that reminds
Russian напомина́ние
  • напомина́ние (napominánije)something that reminds
Slovak pripomienka, upomienka
  • pripomienkasomething that reminds
  • upomienkasomething that reminds
Spanish aviso, recordatorio
  • avisosomething that reminds
  • recordatoriosomething that reminds
Swedish påminnelse, erinran
  • påminnelsesomething that reminds
  • erinransomething that reminds
  • påminnelse(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
  • betalningspåminnelse(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Tagalog antig
  • antigsomething that reminds
Turkish andaç, andiç
  • andaçsomething that reminds
  • andiçsomething that reminds
  • hatırlatmasomething that reminds
  • ihbar mektubu(finance) writing that reminds of open payments
Ukrainian нага́дування, нага́д
  • нага́дування (naháduvannja)something that reminds
  • нага́д (nahád)something that reminds
  • прига́дування (pryháduvannja)something that reminds
Welsh atgoffâd
  • atgoffâdsomething that reminds

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Cite this entry
APA

reminder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reminder

MLA

“reminder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reminder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reminder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reminder.

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