communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short"

corker - a remarkable or astounding message; "that story was a corker"

reminder - a message that helps you remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders"

petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

memorial - a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority

latent content - (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream

subject, theme, topic - the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, aside - a message that departs from the main subject

meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous"

hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning

drivel, garbage - a worthless message

acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

refusal - a message refusing to accept something that is offered

info, information - a message received and understood

counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

dedication, commitment - a message that makes a pledge

commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

disapproval - the expression of disapproval

respects - (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem; "he paid his respects to the mayor"

discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect

insertion, interpolation - a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins"

statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

statement - a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"

humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"

proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

offering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

submission, entry - something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"

narration, narrative, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution