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

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

Drucker, who has steered away from mentioning the criminal case against her opponent in campaign advertisements and on social media, did not mention Caruso by name in a statement released Tuesday evening. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

But based on total screen time, pacing throughout the season, and amount of energy devoted, the season-four arc most worth mentioning is that President Grover Cleveland will, at some point, be coming to dinner. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Home listings on Zillow mentioning sensory gardens and pathways jumped 314% in 2024 over the previous year, a surge that puts the quiet backyard idea squarely in the mainstream. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Lynn Coulter writes for HGTV that real estate marketplace Zillow spotted the trend in 2024, when home listings mentioning sensory gardens and pathways jumped 314% over the previous year. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026