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

Officers can be heard mentioning the closet and how her son was naked. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Some said the decision depends on the client, with eight citing risk tolerance and seven mentioning portfolio concentration. — Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

The View has strong ties to Italy, with OG co-host Joy Behar mentioning her Italian roots frequently on the ABC daytime talk show. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026

Palmer also recommends mentioning any mobility considerations, activity level, or particular interests that could help the crew tailor your experience. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2026

In the most competitive races, 32% of all recent Democratic ad spending went to ads mentioning energy affordability issues, compared with 12% from Republicans. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

And the last two summits have ended with little agreement on how to reduce emissions, the final texts not even mentioning fossil fuels. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Ohio, one of the frontline states on the issue, had 21 ballot measures mentioning data centers. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

The developers refrained from mentioning details, only that a fix started rolling on Wednesday. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026