Note and Specify

Note

Note verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.

Usage example: the lecturer noted several sources where listeners could go for further information

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Specify and note are semantically related in mention topic. In some cases you can use "Specify" instead a verb "Note".

Nearby Words: noted, notation, noting, Noteholder

Specify verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.

Usage example: police reports didn't specify the model of car the robbers were driving

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Note and specify are semantically related in mention topic. Sometimes you can use "Note" instead a verb "Specify".

part	note part	specify part
word	note word	specify word
number	note number	specify number
time	note time	specify time
Other words: way, difference, production, details, song.

While the article does not specify the effects of failing to rhyme, it does note that cleaning up the blood afterwards is incredibly difficult.

Source: Least Rhymable Word
However, the note doesn't specify anything other than that he had a beard — for all we know, the crime could be that it was longer than Sheogorath's, not that it was there in the first place.

Source: Word of Dante
Since the teacher didn't specify what kind of doctor, she had to accept a note from the dentist.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life

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Specify and Note. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/note/specify

Note & Specify. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/note/specify>.

Specify or Note. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/note/specify.

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