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

During his nearly eight-year tenure as governor, which will end this January, DeSantis has prevented Florida cities from reducing climate-affecting pollution and Florida schools from mentioning climate change in class. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026

Trump later complained that CNN and MS NOW did not cover Xi’s visit, without mentioning his efforts to ban the two outlets from the White House grounds. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Suffice it to say the mystery bullets that landed in Rate Field’s bleachers in 2023 and wounded two women definitely aren’t relevant to this feel-good story but are worth mentioning to remind us how much the Sox narrative has changed. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Facing elections in three weeks, Netanyahu has repeated that statement on multiple occasions, rarely if ever mentioning that not all of the hostages returned home alive. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

But of course, this list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning the traditional lemon juice. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2026

Politico reported Monday that nearly 70 different ads mentioning Epstein have aired this cycle to the tune of more than $36 million. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Investigators said Asea uploaded more than 100 TikTok videos mentioning one woman, sometimes posting as many as six in a day. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026

That is a hard thing to ask of organizations with famously small margins, if there is any margin worth mentioning. — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026