/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of citing Find synonyms for: Verb1. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer, think of, have in mind, meanusage: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"2. mention, cite, notice, acknowledgeusage: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"3. reference, cite, write, compose, pen, inditeusage: refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"4. quote, cite, repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retellusage: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"5. quote, cite, mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, referusage: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"6. adduce, abduce, cite, testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, showusage: advance evidence for7. summon, summons, cite, call, send forusage: call in an official matter, such as to attend courtWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reluctant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language