emails
Inbox clutter, often
Emails are electronic messages sent between computers over networks.
The word works as both noun and verb: I have three hundred unread emails, She emails me every morning.
Email has largely replaced letters for routine correspondence, though the conventions of letter-writing—greetings, sign-offs, formal registers—linger in professional contexts.
The plural often refers to the accumulated mass: drowning in emails.
Transmitted communication
- replyVerbal or written answer
- forwardOnward in direction
- composeCreate or arrange
- recipientOne who receives something
sender · thread · attachment · subject · signature · draft · sent · cc
Message receiving folder
- folderContainer for loose papers
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- filterPorous separation device
- sortingArranging into sequence
archive · delete · starred · important · search · organize · tags · rules
Worthless discarded items
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- bulkMain mass or size
filter · blocklist · fraudulent · deceptive · malware · hoax · suspicious · unsubscribe
Paid recurring access
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
template · marketing · promotional · announcement · update · editorial · distribution · unsubscribe
message
Transmitted communication
recipient · sender · thread · attachment · subject · signature · draft · sent · cc · inbox
inbox
Message receiving folder
sorting · archive · delete · starred · important · search · organize · tags · rules · priority
junk
Worthless discarded items
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- unsolicitedNot asked for
bulk · filter · blocklist · fraudulent · deceptive · malware · hoax · suspicious · unsubscribe · spoofing
subscription
Paid recurring access
campaign · template · marketing · promotional · announcement · update · editorial · distribution · unsubscribe · click-through
alert
Warning or watchfulness
badge · push · unread · preview · popup · sound · vibrate · banner · chime · digest
deadline
Time limit for completion
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- ASAPUrgently, in shorthand
pressing · critical · expedite · follow-up · overdue · flagged · escalate · prompt
- conversationlistening, talk, talking, chat, speaking
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
- business writingmemos, business writing, reports, letters, proposals
- correspondenceletters, letter, handwritten letters, family letters, missives
- digital overloadspam, notifications, alerts, pop-ups, screen time
emailssnail mail
Physical letter delivery
handwritten letters · telegrams · postcards · faxes · carrier pigeons
emailsphone calls
Auditory telecommunication sessions
in-person meetings · voice calls · video calls · oral communication · spoken words
- email addressElectronic contact identifier
- email accountElectronic correspondence address
- email addressesOnline messaging identifiers
- checking emailReading received digital messages
- email listCollected addresses for messages
- email attachmentFile sent with message
email, emailing, emailed, emailers, emailer, emailable, email address, email list