Synonyms for telegram

Most common

message · dispatch · teletype

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A message transmitted by telegraph.

Forms

Plural

telegrams → messages, wires, teletypes, dispatches…

Example sentences

• message Please leave your message on my answering machine.
• dispatch Sami worked for an ambulance dispatch company.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wire²

5 letters

cable²

7 letters

message²

8 letters

dispatch², despatch, teletype³

12 letters

telegrapheme

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wire² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

télégramme

Deutsch

Telegramm