Synonyms of instancing

instancing

verb

present participle of instance

1

as in citing

to give as an example

instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• citing
• mentioning
• quoting
• adducing
• referencing
• specifying
• touching (on or upon)
• illustrating
• representing
• referring (to)
• exemplifying
• naming
• documenting
• validating
• corroborating
• sourcing
• adverting (to)
• bearing out
• substantiating

2

as in specifying

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

instanced the latest astronomical research in her presentation on measuring star magnitude

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specifying
• mentioning
• noticing
• citing
• noting
• quoting
• indicating
• naming
• introducing
• referring (to)
• touching (on or upon)
• explaining
• suggesting
• implying
• adverting (to)
• dropping
• announcing
• inferring
• publishing
• pointing (out)
• interpolating
• pronouncing
• clarifying
• alluding (to)
• intending
• hinting (at)
• signaling
• signalling
• declaring
• designating
• intimating
• interposing
• advertising
• signifying
• bringing up
• broadcasting
• denominating
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• broaching
• proclaiming
• sounding
• interjecting
• publicizing
• elucidating
• infiltrating
• explicating
• insinuating
• worming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• neglecting
• disregarding
• passing over
• overlooking
• slighting
• overpassing

3

as in illustrating

to show or make clear by using examples

instanced the hero's moral courage with several examples from the novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustrating
• demonstrating
• explaining
• specifying
• analyzing
• exemplifying
• clarifying
• mentioning
• quoting
• citing
• adducing
• clearing (up)
• interpreting
• naming
• simplifying
• detailing
• explicating
• construing
• expounding
• elucidating
• edifying
• breaking down
• illuminating
• spelling out
• enlightening
• listing
• enumerating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscuring
• blurring
• darkening
• fogging
• clouding
• confusing
• puzzling
• muddying
• beclouding
• perplexing