Mention
Mention verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments
Touch and mention are semantically related in involve topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Mention", when it comes to topics like words.
Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning
How words are described
| good | good mention | good touch |
| special | special mention | special touch |
| similar | similar mention | similar touch |
| common | common mention | common touch |
| Other adjectives: direct, single, small, little, slight, deliberate, final, mere, slightest, casual, extra, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Special mention goes to Zelda/Sheik, whose players wished the transformation move was assigned to a new button combination, or at least to the touch screen on both systems.
Source: Broken Base / Super Smash Bros. - And did I mention that the device literally has only 3 buttons and issues with the touch screen being unresponsive at times?
Source: Harsher In Hindsight / Music -
Various Pokédex entries mention that it'll get angry if you touch the tail, but they like it.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon X and Y
Cite this Source
Touch and Mention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mention/touch
Mention & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mention/touch>.
Touch or Mention. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mention/touch.
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