remark

[ri-mahrk]

verb (used with object)

1. to say casually, as in making a comment.

   Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.

2. to note; perceive; observe.

   I remarked a slight accent in her speech.

   Synonyms: notice, regard, heed
   Antonyms: ignore

3. Obsolete.,  to mark distinctively.

verb (used without object)

1. to make a remark or observation (usually followed by on orupon ).

   He remarked on her amazing wit and intelligence.

   Synonyms: comment

noun

1. the act of remarking; notice.

   Synonyms: regard

2. comment or mention.

   to let a thing pass without remark.

3. a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion.

4. Fine Arts.,  remarque.

remark

/ rɪˈmɑːk /

verb

1. to pass a casual comment (about); reflect in informal speech or writing

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to perceive; observe; notice

noun

1. a brief casually expressed thought or opinion; observation

2. notice, comment, or observation

   the event passed without remark

3. engraving a variant spelling of remarque

Other Word Forms

• remarker noun
• unremarked adjective
• well-remarked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of remark¹

First recorded in 1625–35; (for the verb) from French remarquer, Middle French; equivalent to re- + mark ¹; noun derivative of the verb

Word History and Origins

Origin of remark¹

C17: from Old French remarquer to observe, from _re- + marquer to note, _mark ¹

Synonym Study

Remark, comment, note, observation imply giving special attention, an opinion, or a judgment. A remark is usually a casual and passing expression of opinion: a remark about a play. A comment expresses judgment or explains a particular point: a comment on the author's scholarship. A note is a memorandum or explanation, as in the margin of a page: a note explaining a passage. Observation suggests a comment based on judgment and experience: an observation on social behavior.

Example Sentences

He made similar remarks about vetting failures in an interview with CBS earlier this year.

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Last Thanksgiving was full of backhanded compliments and pointed remarks.

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The remarks prompted Beijing to take retaliatory economic and diplomatic measures against Japan.

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The company then posted the same remarks on its verified social media account.

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But while most are expecting a quarter-point cut then, recent remarks by officials show a deep divide about whether above-target inflation or a weak labor market are the greater risk.

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Related Words

• assertion 
• attention 
• commentary 
• conclusion 
• explanation 
• note 
• opinion 
• saying 
• statement 
• talk 
• thought 
• word