Synonyms of cited

cited

verb

past tense of cite

1

as in mentioned

to give as an example

cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mentioned
• quoted
• referenced
• adduced
• specified
• illustrated
• represented
• documented
• exemplified
• named
• referred (to)
• instanced
• corroborated
• touched (on or upon)
• validated
• sourced
• substantiated
• adverted (to)
• bore out

2

as in noted

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mentioned
• noted
• specified
• noticed
• quoted
• indicated
• named
• suggested
• explained
• introduced
• referred (to)
• touched (on or upon)
• announced
• published
• implied
• intended
• clarified
• inferred
• pronounced
• dropped
• adverted (to)
• intimated
• pointed (out)
• designated
• instanced
• signaled
• alluded (to)
• declared
• proclaimed
• hinted (at)
• denominated
• signified
• publicized
• advertised
• brought up
• interjected
• interposed
• sounded
• interpolated
• elucidated
• broadcast
• broached
• insinuated
• cleared (up)
• spelled out
• explicated
• infiltrated
• wormed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• neglected
• overlooked
• forgot
• passed over
• slighted
• overpassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cited

In April, a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas cited AI as a top-driver of layoffs, with companies attributing the technology for roughly 26% of job cuts. — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Reitz cited federal statutes on conspiracy against rights and deprivation of rights under color of law. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026

Other issues cited for website failures include payment gateway issues (22 percent), hitting hosting limits (19 percent), and sites that were out of date (11 percent). — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026

The contractor had already been cited in April for carrying out demolition while under a a stop-work order; work resumed after the company paid a $10,000 fine. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2026

Records revealed the site had been cited for violations months before the disaster. — Christina Fan, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

The report also cited sources that said Ridley was frustrated when the valet wouldn’t give him his keys. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

John Clark Nelson, born seven years before John Edward Nelson, was cited in March 2008 for an open container violation, according to the claim. — Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2026

Multiple speakers, including some with family members in the cemetery, cited a Washington Post analysis that the arch would cast shadows on thousands of graves. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026