Honor
Reference
Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.
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Synonyms for Reference
Honor and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Honor" instead a noun "Reference".
Both words in one sentence
- A brief reference is made to a tavern called "Captain Trenchard's" - apparently named in honor of reformed pirate captain Amos Trask.
Source: Literature / The Riftwar Cycle -
This may have been done not only to reference Game Grumps, but to honor/mourn Jon's departure, since he had left the channel just days before the strip appeared.
Source: Webcomic / Ménage à 3 -
Sarcastic Clapping: Tideland taking the honor of being the 8,524th Alice reference ever made.
Source: Web Video / Brows Held High
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Reference and Honor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/honor/reference
Honor & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/honor/reference>.
Reference or Honor. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/honor/reference.
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