ADJ

important, urgent, vital
brief, short
coded, cryptic, scrambled
secret
garbled
email, radio, text
heartfelt
The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped

VERB + MESSAGE

convey, give sb, pass on, relay
He's not here?I'll pass on the message
take
She's out?can I take a message?
carry, deliver, take sb
send, transmit
leave (sb)
I left a message for her at reception
get, receive
I never got your message

MESSAGE + VERB

come
say sth, tell sb sth

PREP

~ about
There was a message about the meeting
~ for
Are there any messages for me?
~ from
a urgent message from your mother
~ of
They sent messages of hope to prisoners of war
~ to
The message was to your sister, not you

ADJ

important
fundamental, main
clear, simple, unambiguous, unmistakeable
ambiguous, conflicting, mixed
powerful, strong
positive, upbeat
stark, uncomfortable
hidden, implicit, subliminal
stories with hidden moral messages
anti-drugs, anti-war, etc.
a party with an anti-immigrant message
ideological, moral, political, social

VERB + MESSAGE

spread
spreading the message of the Bible
drive home, get/put across
We need to get this important message across to teenage smokers
reinforce

MESSAGE + VERB

emerge
A clear message is emerging from these government statements

PREP

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