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

Those claims were echoed by Hegseth in his announcement this week mentioning enhancement and optimization. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Another important culprit is the assumption that a creator’s intention behind not mentioning certain exceptions was antagonistic or exclusionary. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

That’s not even mentioning longer-term injuries to pitchers Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford, Johan Oviedo and first baseman Triston Casas, all of whom have a slight but unlikely chance of contributing late in the second half. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Analysts cited stagnant comparable sales growth and eroding operating margins, mentioning competition from the likes of Walmart and Club name Costco . — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 July 2026

That’s without mentioning the very good room service menu (order the hot chocolate at least once). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Software development leads with 22% of jobs mentioning AI in the title, followed by management at 13%. — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 8 July 2026

Trump is increasingly talking about his projects, mentioning at least one 79% of the days in June, according to an analysis from The Washington Post. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

Parra has noticed more staff mentioning personal challenges during one-to-one meetings or in coaching sessions. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 1 July 2026