Contact and Reference

Contact

Contact noun - An acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world.

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Reference and contact are semantically related in connection topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Contact".

Nearby Words: contacted, contactor, contacting

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Contact and reference are semantically related in connection topic. Sometimes you can use "Contact" instead a noun "Reference".

good	good contact	good reference
full	full contact	full reference
similar	similar contact	similar reference
brief	brief contact	brief reference
Other adjectives: direct, original, actual, real, constant, little, sexual, early, frequent, indirect, casual, further, last, occasional, local, extended, visual.

K-9 *In reference to Mr Smith* : Contact with that computer interferes with this unit's synaptic circuits.

Source: Series / The Sarah Jane Adventures
Reference Overdosed Resurrective Immortality: Vampires can be killed in a number of different ways, but will always regenerate when they eventually come into contact with blood.

Source: Literature / Discworld
The film, however, makes no reference to Ben having been away, but maintains the situation of him not having been in contact with Christine for a long time.

Source: Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole

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Contact & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/reference>.

Reference or Contact. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/reference.

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