referenced

Pointed to specifically

Referenced is the past tense of reference, meaning to cite or mention as a source or point of information.

Academic papers reference previous studies.

Someone might reference a conversation you had last week.

In computing, data is referenced when a program accesses it: The function referenced a null pointer.

Pop culture references appear constantly in casual speech: She referenced that viral meme.

citation

cited

Mentioned as evidence

sources · attribution · quotation · mention · acknowledgment · annotated · index · appendix · parenthetical · superscript

evidence

substantiated

Confirmed with evidence

documented · validated · confirmed · sourced · authenticated · backed · evidenced · attested · proven · established

scholarly

academic

Relating to education or theory

research · paper · article · thesis · dissertation · study · monograph · literature · scholarly · published

Categories
Opposites
citation and documentation

referencedunreferenced

Lacking source attribution

uncited · unsourced · undocumented · unattributed · nonreferenced

originality and derivation

referencedoriginal

First or inventive

invented · created · novel · independent · firsthand

mention and acknowledgment

referencedunmentioned

Not referred to

ignored · overlooked · omitted · unremarked · unacknowledged

Phrases
Family

reference, references, referencing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G