The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

quickly he retracted his remarks when challenged. I waved to
them, but they didn't notice me. 2 mind, observe, perceive,
discern, see, detect, make out, identify, recognize, Colloq
spot: I noticed signs of illness when I visited her.
--n. 3 attention, awareness, consciousness, perception,
observation, cognizance: Let me bring to your notice the second
paragraph on page six. 4 regard, consideration, respect,
observation, attention, note, heed: They have published many
books worthy of notice. He considers matters of money beneath
his notice. 5 notification, announcement, information, advice;
warning, intimation: A notice showing the currency exchange
rates is posted in the bank. The company let Corbett go without
notice. 6 criticism, critique, review, comment, commentary: The
play has enjoyed excellent notices in the London newspapers. 7
give notice. warn, admonish, notify, announce, advise, inform:
British Rail gave notice of a curtailment of service to this
station. Barry gave notice today of his resignation.
noticeable
adj. 1 discernible, perceivable, observable, perceptible,
recognizable, distinguishable, visible, palpable, manifest,
distinct, evident, clear, clear-cut, conspicuous, obvious;
patent, unmistakable or unmistakeable, undisguised, unconcealed:
Is the scratch noticeable? Wrinkles around the eyes are one of
the first noticeable signs of ageing. 2 noteworthy, notable,
significant, signal, remarkable, important, singular,
exceptional, pronounced, distinct, especial, considerable,
major: After the reprimand, there was a noticeable improvement
in his work.
notify v. 1 inform, tell, advise, alert, apprise, warn: She notified
us that she might come in late today. They wrote to notify
shareholders of the new share offer. 2 announce, publish,
declare, proclaim, give notice of; intimate, hint: The arrival
of the first salmon notified to us the change of season.
notion n. 1 idea, thought, concept, conception, image, impression,
general idea, (mental) picture, inkling: She has a pretty good
notion of who did it. I haven't the slightest notion of what you
are talking about. 2 fancy, whim, crotchet, whimsy, caprice,
impulse, inclination, vagary, conceit, quirk, kink: She
suddenly took a notion to fly to New York and left.