Thesaurus:mention

Thesaurus

mention

English

Verb

Sense: to speak of something in a brief or cursory manner; to make a short reference to something

Synonyms

• bring up
• mention
• move    [⇒ thesaurus] (obsolete)
• reference
• toss up (idiomatic)
• touch (archaic)
• touch on (idiomatic)

Antonyms

• bespeech
• enlarge oneself
• orate
• speechify

Hypernyms

• speak    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:allude

Further reading

• “582. speech” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “588. conversation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “mention” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.