Collocations for message - noun

important, urgent, vital
brief, short
incoming, outgoing
coded, cryptic, encrypted, secret
electronic, email, instant, mail, SMS, text
He has sent me a dozen instant messages today.

radio
A radio message was sent out to all ships in the area.

answering-machine, answerphone (BrE), phone, recorded, taped, voice, voicemail
When I dial the number I'm greeted by a recorded message.

error, warning
I keep getting an error message when I try to connect to the Internet.

spam, unsolicited
spam messages sent to your email address

heartfelt
The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped.

personal
anonymous
I got an anonymous text message.

convey, give sb, pass sb, pass on, relay
He's not here—I'll pass on the message.

take
She's out—can I take a message?

bring (sb), carry, deliver, take sb
He comes looking for Roxane, bringing a message from De Guiche.

write
read
broadcast, email, fax, send, transmit
forward, post
if you want to post a message in an online guest book

record
I recorded a new message for my phone.

encrypt
decode, decrypt
check
I turned on my cell phone to check messages.

delete
intercept
leave (sb)
I left a message for her at reception.

get, receive
I never got your message.

come
say sth, state sth, tell sb sth
reach sb
A radio message reached the pilot.

appear, arrive, flash, flash up, pop up
Who wants spam messages appearing on their website?
A message pops up on the screen.

contain sth
The email message contains an attachment.

be waiting
I had 127 voice mail messages waiting for me.

message about
There was a message about the meeting.

message for
Are there any messages for me?

message from
an urgent message from your mother

message of
They sent messages of hope to prisoners of war.

message to
The message was to your sister, not you.

central, core, important, key
basic, fundamental, main, overall
clear, coherent, consistent, simple, unambiguous, unmistakable
ambiguous, conflicting, contradictory, mixed
compelling, overriding, persuasive, powerful, strong
inspirational, positive, upbeat
negative
the negative messages we send out

serious
a novel with a serious message

hidden, implicit, implied, subliminal, subtle, underlying, unspoken
stories with hidden moral messages

anti-drug (AmE), anti-drugs (BrE), anti-war, etc.
a party with an anti-immigrant message

advertising, commercial, marketing, promotional
They found a way to transform their ideas into a marketing message that everyone relates to.

biblical, Christian, gospel
environmental, ideological, moral, political, religious, social
radical
subversive
the subversive messages their films carry

wrong
I think this movie sends the wrong message to her young fans.

right
Does this send the right message to our target audience?

chilling
He presents a truly chilling message in this article.

take-home (AmE)
The take-home message is: be willing to negotiate.

universal
This song has a universal message that everybody can relate to.

broadcast, disseminate, spread
He tries to spread the message of safe sex.

bring, communicate, drive home, get across, put across, send
This allowed us to bring our message to a different, younger audience.
We need to get this important message across to teenage smokers.

preach
carry, convey
This statement carries a crucial message for other workers.

reinforce
tailor
We tailor the message to fit the specific audience.

emerge
A clear message is emerging from these government statements.

reach sb, resonate with sb
Her message is resonating with many evangelicals.

message about
This is sending a strong message about the importance of climate change.

message of
The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity.

message to
His choices are sending mixed messages to voters.