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

Then, Heather flips the script on Lisa by mentioning Lisa’s accusation that Angie’s husband was involved with circle jerks. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

The statement recognized the roster size and injuries as a challenge for football, mentioning that the team has access to a sports psychologist. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

According to data from AdImpact, more than half of the GOP's spending on ads mentioning data centers has been in Georgia and the state has captured about 30% of total spending on data center ads. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

Another Greek philosopher worth mentioning is Heraclitus, who was born around 500 BCE in the city of Ephesus, now in modern Turkey. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Bethany Donaphin Head of WNBA league operations As rumors swirled about Engelbert’s enture, insiders around the league have been mentioning Donaphin as a potential replacement. — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Business Insider published an internal staff memo from chief operating officer Alex Puchala that announced the departures without mentioning the controversial ad for the Good Good Callaway Quantum Driver. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

In July, Jay-Z took aim at Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers star, mentioning him and his settlement with the NFL in an impromptu rap during a series of concerts at Yankee Stadium. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Lipman, 80, supports Israel’s right to exist and defend itself, and has previously been critical of artists who publicly back Palestine without mentioning Hamas. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026