Synonyms for comment
- noun
- verb
Most common
input gossip scuttle-butt explanation commentary observation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Gossip
3. Explanation
Other
commentary, note, observation, talk, observe, annotation, scholium rare, animadversion rare, rheme rare
Verb
Other
animadvert rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A spoken or written remark.
I have no comment on that.
- n. 2
The act of commenting.
- v. 1
To remark.
- v. 2
To make remarks or notes; to express a view regarding.
He commented about your proposal.
Related words
- Word family
- commentize commentworthy
- Phrases
- comment out fair comment honest comment
Choose the right word
A comment is upon a single passage; a commentary may be the same, but is usually understood to be a volume of comments.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- input I need your input on something extremely important.
- gossip He has been a gossip columnist for nine years now.
- explanation We shouldn't accept his explanation at face value.
- commentary Any further commentary is redundant.
- observation Close observation is necessary for the experiment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| comment | steady | |
| input | steady | |
| gossip | rising | |
| explanation | steady | |
| commentary | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- talk1, note1
- 5 letters
- input2, gloss1, rheme
- 6 letters
- notice2, gossip2
- 7 letters
- explain2, observe2, expound2
- 8 letters
- annotate3, scholium
- 9 letters
- interpret3
- 10 letters
- commentary4, exposition4, annotation4, animadvert
- 11 letters
- explanation4, observation4, elucidation
- 13 letters
- animadversion
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (input2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- commentaire
- Italiano
- commentario
- Español
- comentario
- Deutsch
- Kommentar
- Català
- comentari