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mentioned
| Main Entry: |
point out
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call attention to |
| Synonyms: | advert, allude, bring up, denote, designate, identify, indicate, mention, refer, remind, reveal, show, specify |
| Antonyms: | distract |
| Main Entry: | recite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | read out loud; narrate |
| Synonyms: | account for, address, answer, chant, communicate, convey, declaim, delineate, deliver, describe, detail, discourse, dramatize, enact, enlarge, enumerate, expatiate, explain, give a report, give an account, give verbal account, hold forth, impart, interpret, itemize, mention, parrot, perform, picture, portray, quote, recapitulate, recount, reel off, rehearse, relate, render, repeat, reply, report, retell, soliloquize, speak, state, tell, utter |
| Main Entry: | remark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | notice and comment |
| Synonyms: | animadvert, behold, catch, commentate, crack*, declare, descry, espy, heed, make out, mark, mention, mouth off, note, observe, pass comment, perceive, pick up on, reflect, regard, say, see, speak, spot, state, take note, take notice, utter, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | hold back, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | awaken memories of something |
| Synonyms: | admonish, advise, bethink, bring back to, bring to mind, call attention, call to mind, call up, caution, cite, emphasize, give a cue, hint, imply, intimate, jog one's memory, make one remember, make one think, mention, note, point out, prod, prompt, put in mind, recall, recollect, refresh memory, remember, reminisce, retain, retrospect, revive, stir up, stress, suggest, warn |
| Antonyms: | forget |
| Main Entry: | report |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate information, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | account for, advise, air, announce, bring word, broadcast, cable, circulate, cover, declare, describe, detail, disclose, document, enunciate, give an account of, give the facts, impart, inform, inscribe, itemize, list, make known, make public, mention, narrate, note, notify, pass on, present, proclaim, promulgate, provide details, publish, recite, record, recount, rehearse, relate, relay, retail, reveal, set forth, spread, state, summarize, telephone, tell, trumpet, wire, write up |
| Antonyms: | conceal, suppress |
| Main Entry: | say |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make declaration |
| Synonyms: | add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, break silence, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap, gab, give voice, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip, maintain, make known, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, put forth, put into words, rap, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel*, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
| Antonyms: | ask, question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | specify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate; decide definitely |
| Synonyms: | be specific, blueprint*, button down, cite, come to the point, condition, define, detail, determine, draw a picture, enumerate, establish, finger*, fix, get down to brass tacks, get to the point, go into detail, indicate, individualize, instance, inventory, itemize, lay out, limit, list, make, mention, name, particularize, peg, pin down, point out, precise, put down, put finger on, set, settle, show clearly, slot, specialize, specificate, specificize, spell out, stipulate, tab, tag, tick off |
| Antonyms: | generalize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, announce, apprise, authorize, bid, break the news, call upon, clue in, command, confess, declare, direct, disclose, divulge, enjoin, explain, express, fill in, give facts, give out, impart, inform, instruct, keep posted, lay open, leak, leave word, let in on, let know, let slip, level, make known, mention, notify, open up, order, proclaim, put before, recite, reel off, report, represent, require, reveal, say, speak, spit it out, state, summon, utter |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
| Antonyms: | listen |
| Main Entry: | touch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make mention |
| Synonyms: | allude to, bring in, cover, deal with, discuss, go over, mention, note, refer to, speak of, treat |
| Antonyms: | secrete |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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