remark
- noun
- /rɪˈmɑrk/
- Alright, any closing remarks before we get out of here?
- make a remark
- offensive remarks
- opening remarks
You hear people make off colored remarks all the time.
- You hear people make off colored remarks all the time.
- Okay, Elon made some funny remarks on his earnings call.
- And we should, you know, make a few remarks about terms here.
- Here are my prepared remarks to recap and bring it up to speed.
- Somebody has read my remarks so that they're not spelled incorrectly.
Examples
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Finally, to prepare for my remarks, I did some research.
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- What was that smart remark, huh?
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l made one remark about Will Smith, the Fresh Prince.
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And we should, you know, make a few remarks about terms here.
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Just to close by way of our last remarks for the day.
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The present findings warrant a few remarks relevant to clinical application.
Academic text (2013) -
Here are my prepared remarks to recap and bring it up to speed.
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I'm going to offer some quick concluding remarks and some thanks.
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David Tracy will now make his remarks and reflections on the talk.
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The teacher made an important remark about the need for students to study regularly.
Synonyms
A remark that gives an opinion or extra information
A clear report given in speech or writing, often to officials
A short spoken or written remark
A remark based on careful thought and attention to detail
Spoken or written explanation that gives opinions and information about events
A short written note added to a document to give information
A short note added to a text or diagram to explain it
A short casual remark that someone says without thinking
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a subject better
A remark about a subject or situation
A sharp, clear comment that shows deep understanding and criticizes
A general remark that does not include specific details
A vague remark that gives no useful information
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
A comment that shows strong unfair support for one gender and puts down the other gender
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Remark as a short statement comes from the same parts re- 'again' and mark 'sign', so you can think of a remark as a small 'mark' made with words. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of a remark as a quick 'comment' people hear or read.