Nouns (7)
honorable mention
n. an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"
reference
n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
credit, reference, citation, quotation, quote
n. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
Verbs (15)
acknowledge, cite
v. praise
note, remark, observe, make a remark
v. make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
name, identify, give the name of, refer to by name
v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
name, bring up, cite, refer to, advert to
v. make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (25)
indication
n. something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
implication, implicating
n. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
breath, hint, intimation
n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
quotation, quote
n. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
selection, excerpt, extract
n. a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
passage
n. a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
indictment
n. an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
process, summons
n. a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
personify, characterize, be, embody
v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
quote, cite
v. repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
specify, intend, destine, designate
v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
Synonyms (6)
notice, comment, point out, remark upon, comment upon, make a point
v. make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"
Antonyms (0)
mention
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