Synonyms of mentioning

mentioning

verb

present participle of mention

1

as in specifying

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in citing

to give as an example

mentioned several legal precedents in support of her argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mentioning

People are citing price levels, including by mentioning oil and gas prices; food; and also war and conflict. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026

One example is museums’ wall labels now mentioning tainted or dubious provenance. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Prediction market traders are placing high odds on Warsh discussing inflation and his task forces, but low odds on the Fed chief mentioning the yield curve or bond market. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

So far this cycle, Democrats have spent nearly $15 million on political advertising specifically mentioning health care cuts, according to an analysis from Punchbowl News and AdImpact. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Republican Max Engling started by mentioning his family and Christian values. — Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

In a fun wrinkle worth mentioning, if there is a tie at the conclusion of group play, a playoff will take place to determine who will advance, instead of any sort of margin-of-victory tiebreaker or any others determined on paper. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Polling by Gallup found the effect on resources was the leading reason for opposition, with 50% of respondents mentioning environmental concerns. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

And all of this is without mentioning the impact huge spending on the top tier has further down the English pyramid, where loss-making is rampant. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026