reminder

noun

re·mind·er ri-ˈmīn-dər

plural reminders

Synonyms of reminder next

: one that reminds: such as

: something that calls a memory or thought to the mind

a picture that's a reminder of happier times

There were reminders of him everywhere. Whenever she heard music, or when she played the guitar he had given her, Felicity thought of her grandfather's gravelly voice singing along, happily out of tune.—

Valerie Tripp

Now a quarter of mortgaged American homes are underwater, and movie montages about cashmere sheets are an irksome reminder of how we can't afford them.—

Sarah Ball

: something (such as a note or notification) designed to prompt or aid the memory

She wrote a reminder about the meeting in her calendar.

I run the risk of missing a reminder because I often silence my phone when I am on the air or recording in the studio.—

Cat Wilson

Examples of reminder in a Sentence

the peach tree in our front yard is a living reminder of my late grandfather, who owned an orchard

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But the rapid developments over the weekend served as a reminder of how dramatically debates over technology, social media and national security have changed since Trump was last in the White House. —

Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 Just a reminder: closers come in all shapes and sizes. —

Phil Rogers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Musk is a living reminder that a lot of bad press does not equate to failure. —

Axios, 20 Jan. 2025 Still, the Saturday night shutdown was a sad loss for some users — a reminder of the app’s cultural influence. —

Clare Duffy, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reminder