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mentioning

verb , present participle of mention

Synonyms and Antonyms of mentioning

1 to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments

Synonyms of mentioning

adverting (to), citing, dropping, instancing, naming, noticing, noting, quoting, referring (to), specifying, touching (on or upon)

Words Related to mentioning

alluding (to), hinting (at), implying, indicating, inferring, intending, intimating, suggesting

pointing (out), signaling (or signalling), signifying

denominating, designating

bringing up, broaching, interjecting, interpolating, interposing, introducing

infiltrating, insinuating, worming

advertising, announcing, broadcasting, declaring, proclaiming, pronouncing, publicizing, publishing, sounding

clarifying, clearing (up), elucidating, explaining, explicating, spelling out

Near Antonyms of mentioning

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

2 to give as an example

mentioned several legal precedents in support of her argument

Synonyms of mentioning

adducing, citing, instancing, quoting

Words Related to mentioning

exemplifying, representing

adverting (to), illustrating, instancing, naming, referring (to), specifying, touching (on or upon)

bearing out, corroborating, documenting, substantiating, validating

referencing, sourcing

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