Synonyms of citing

citing

verb

present participle of cite

1

as in mentioning

to give as an example

cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in specifying

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of citing

The department also announced up to $50 million last week for transmission upgrades in Virginia and West Virginia, citing April’s grid determination. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

SpaceX is attempting to build the fourth nationwide wireless carrier by combining its Starlink direct-to-device network with ground infrastructure, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with discussions. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Few residents wanted to speak about politics, citing a general feeling of hopelessness and frustration. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

An influential nationalist group close to the ruling party went further, demanding that Starlink be kept out of India altogether, citing national security concerns. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

The Paris National Opera cancelled its performances on Saturday, citing the protests as the reason, and at least two dozen metro stations will also be closed for much of the day, according to Paris municipal authorities. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Cook maintains that decision was mutual between him and TCU head coach Sonny Dykes to explore other options, citing his desire to do what was best for him. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Americans 55 and over now hold roughly $140 trillion, about three-quarters of the nation’s net worth, Fortune reported this month, citing a Bank of America Institute analysis of the Fed data. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is out after less than a week on the job, reported The New York Times citing people familiar with the matter. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026