mentioning
Casually bringing up
Mentioning is calling attention to something briefly or in passing, without elaboration.
It contrasts with discussing or explaining at length: She kept mentioning her trip to Paris.
The progressive form often implies repeated or ongoing references: He's always mentioning how busy he is.
Directing attention elsewhere
- hintIndirect suggestion
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
innuendo · alluding · invoking · evoking · intimating · indicating · pointing · signaling
Directing attention elsewhere
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- citationMention of a source
- sourcePoint of origin
- bibliographyList of cited works
attribution · quotation · endnote · citing · quoted · excerpt · paraphrase · cross-reference
Expressed claim or fact
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- commentBrief stated opinion
- utteranceSpoken expression aloud
declaration · disclosure · revelation · articulation · expression · proclamation · pronouncement · divulgence
Perceiving something as known
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- tributeOffering of respect
- shout-outPublic recognition given
- nodBrief head tilt
kudos · praise · commendation · thanks · gratitude · appreciation · homage · salute
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- debateFormal argument on issues
talks · panel · forum · roundtable · symposium · seminar · deliberation · consultation
Mind's retention capacity
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
nostalgia · reminiscing · evocation · retrospection · anamnesis · autobiographical · episodic · retrieval
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
- hintIndirect suggestion
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
insinuation · innuendo · alluding · invoking · evoking · intimating · indicating · pointing · signaling · naming
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
bibliography · attribution · quotation · endnote · citing · quoted · excerpt · paraphrase · cross-reference · sourcing
statement
Expressed claim or fact
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- commentBrief stated opinion
utterance · declaration · disclosure · revelation · articulation · expression · proclamation · pronouncement · divulgence · broadcast
recognition
Perceiving something as known
nod · kudos · praise · commendation · thanks · gratitude · appreciation · homage · salute · honor
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
debate · talks · panel · forum · roundtable · symposium · seminar · deliberation · consultation · negotiation
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- rememberingRetaining past information
flashback · nostalgia · reminiscing · evocation · retrospection · anamnesis · autobiographical · episodic · retrieval
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- referringciting, alluding, indicating, quoting, noting
- netiquetteread receipts, ghosting, emoji use, typing indicator, privacy settings
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
mentioningomitting
Failing to include
leaving out · excluding · skipping · ignoring · overlooking
mentioningelaborating
Developing in greater detail
expounding · detailing · explaining · analyzing · examining
mentioningconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · suppressing · withholding · covering up · hushing up
mention, mentioned, mentions, unmentioned, unmentionable, mentionable