Name and Quote

Name

Name verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio

Quote is a synonym for name. In some cases you can use "Quote" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

Quote

Quote verb - To give as an example.
Usage example: I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me

Name is a synonym for quote in cite topic. You can use "Name" instead a verb "Quote", if it concerns topics such as refer to, written by another.

Nearby Words: quotation, quoted, quoting, quotable

Common collocations

character name character quote character
man name man quote man
guy name guy quote guy
name name name quote name
Other words: someone, show, episode, characters, game, book, song, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Fan Myopia Naming tropes after a character or quote from their favorite work, without realizing that people unfamiliar with the work will not understand the trope name or quote, or without realizing that most people on the planet are in fact unfamiliar with that work.
    Source: Fan Myopia
  • A Tankard of Moose Urine The Order of the Stick: On the Origin of PCs'' provides the page quote and the name.
  • Film / Carry On Jack Shout-Out: The page quote and the name of the ship being Venus are references to an old Bawdy Song called "Good Ship Venus (Friggin' in the Riggin')".
Cite this Source
Quote and Name. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/quote
Name & Quote. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/quote>.
Quote or Name. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/name/quote.
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