Synonyms of footnote

footnote

noun

as in reference

Related Words

• reference
• caption
• note
• cross-reference
• source
• quotation
• citation
• excerpt
• authority
• extract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of footnote

Scholars revive John Dickinson, the founder long reduced to a footnote as the man who wouldn’t sign the Declaration of Independence. — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Rather than treating the discovery as a historical footnote, the special follows Sullivan and Swain through the process of learning it — the records, the researchers, the moment the connection is confirmed — and lets their reactions carry the story. — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 3 July 2026

The footnote says that while the locations of some gas lines were marked with painting and flagging, the location of the gas line that was struck by a third-party contractor had not been identified and marked. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Each object is instead more like a footnote or an index entry for something that once existed, was once thought, once got a laugh. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026