message
What texts convey
A message is information sent from one party to another.
Messages can be spoken, written, or transmitted electronically: I left a message on her voicemail, Send me a message when you arrive.
The word extends to underlying meaning or moral: The movie's message about greed was heavy-handed.
To message someone is to communicate with them, especially digitally.
To get the message is to understand what's being conveyed, often something implicit.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- dispatchSend with speed
letter · note · reply · response · transmission · conveyance · communiqué · memo
Digital written communication
- textWritten or printed words
- SMSMobile text protocol
- DMPrivate digital correspondence
- chatInformal verbal exchange
notification · inbox · send · forward · reply · thread · emoji · attachment
Brief public announcement
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- declarationFormal public announcement
- alertWarning or watchfulness
notice · advisory · press release · statement · communiqué · newsflash · update · dispatch
Sending of information
- encodeConvert to cipher
- decodeConvert from cipher
- carrierOne that transports
- frequencyRate of recurrence
broadcast · relay · waveform · modulation · interference · telegraphy · semaphore · Morse code
Religious discourse on scripture
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- scriptureSacred religious writings
congregation · parable · prophecy · divine word · exhortation · spiritual guidance · religious teaching · altar call
Brief internal message
- memorandumFormal internal correspondence
- reminderMemory aid
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- jottingWriting briefly
scribble · written word · quick note · handwritten · marginalia · footnote · comment · remark
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
dispatch · letter · note · reply · response · transmission · conveyance · communiqué · memo · epistle
Digital written communication
chat · notification · inbox · send · forward · reply · thread · emoji · attachment · ping
bulletin
Brief public announcement
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- declarationFormal public announcement
alert · notice · advisory · press release · statement · communiqué · newsflash · update · dispatch · edict
transmission
Sending of information
frequency · broadcast · relay · waveform · modulation · interference · telegraphy · semaphore · Morse code · beacon
homily
Religious discourse on scripture
scripture · congregation · parable · prophecy · divine word · exhortation · spiritual guidance · religious teaching · altar call · ministry
memo
Brief internal message
- memorandumFormal internal correspondence
- reminderMemory aid
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
jotting · scribble · written word · quick note · handwritten · marginalia · footnote · comment · remark
theme
Central recurring concept
takeaway · subtext · intent · implication · significance · gist · essence · substance · purpose · hidden meaning
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, dialogue
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- messagesemail, text, letters, dm, postcards
- textstext, book, article, essay, document
- emailinbox, from, send, to, outbox
- announcementsannouncement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement, statement
messagesilence
Total lack of sound
withholding · secrecy · concealment · suppression · radio silence
messagenoise
Unwanted auditory disturbance
static · gibberish · nonsense · interference · garble
messageobscurity
State of being unknown
ambiguity · confusion · unintelligibility · incoherence · vagueness
- text messageBrief electronic communication
- get the messageComprehend unspoken meaning
- mixed messagesInconsistent, contradictory communication
- secret messageCovert transmitted information
- text messagingPhone-based written communication
- got the message
messages, messaging, messaged, message board, remessaged, message boards, messageboard, messageboards