Synonyms of citing

citing

verb

present participle of cite

1

as in mentioning

to give as an example

cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mentioning
• quoting
• referencing
• specifying
• adducing
• illustrating
• representing
• documenting
• exemplifying
• naming
• corroborating
• touching (on or upon)
• referring (to)
• instancing
• validating
• sourcing
• substantiating
• adverting (to)
• bearing out

2

as in specifying

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mentioning
• specifying
• quoting
• noting
• noticing
• indicating
• suggesting
• naming
• explaining
• introducing
• referring (to)
• touching (on or upon)
• announcing
• implying
• inferring
• dropping
• clarifying
• adverting (to)
• publishing
• pronouncing
• intending
• designating
• pointing (out)
• declaring
• signifying
• intimating
• signaling
• alluding (to)
• instancing
• signalling
• proclaiming
• hinting (at)
• publicizing
• interpolating
• interjecting
• interposing
• infiltrating
• advertising
• broadcasting
• elucidating
• denominating
• bringing up
• sounding
• insinuating
• spelling out
• clearing (up)
• explicating
• broaching
• worming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• forgetting
• neglecting
• overlooking
• passing over
• slighting
• overpassing

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of citing

Many articles are hedging their bets about AI in 2025, citing costs and ROI, but your small business must use it. —Erik Logan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

The sheriff's office also issued an evacuation order Monday afternoon for oceanfront residents along an approximately 3-mile stretch of shoreline just south of Santa Cruz, citing large swells and high tides. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson was opposed to its release, citing a longstanding practice of concluding ethics investigations after a member had left Congress. —Emily Chang, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024

Huh echoes this, citing Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau design styles making a comeback. —Sarah Archer, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation order Monday afternoon for oceanfront residents along an approximately 3-mile stretch of shoreline just south of Santa Cruz, citing large swells and high tides. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024

The Moscow Times reported on December 18, citing a Sudanese intelligence official. —Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

Jim Cramer said Apple’s services business needs to outperform, citing a potential increase in revenues from the App Store. —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024

The defence team has repeatedly sought to postpone proceedings since the trial began, nearly five years ago, citing Israel's precarious defence situation since the 7 October Hamas attacks. —The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024