Reference and Token

Reference

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

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Token and reference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Token" instead a noun "Reference".

Token noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.

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Reference and token are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Token".

Nearby Word: tokenism

good	good reference	good token
particular	particular reference	particular token
similar	similar reference	similar token
single	single reference	single token
Other adjectives: small, religious, random, double, last, giant.

There's a throwaway reference in the Doctor Who New Adventures novel Lucifer Rising to a holodrama based on "The Seeds of Death" which is only recognisable by the character names, awash with Adaptational Attractiveness and Token Romance.

Source: Very Loosely Based on a True Story
In the second season, not only did their pairing reek of Token Shipping, but they can't go five words without making some kind of reference to being Asian, to the point that Mike is referred to as "Other Asian" as often as not.

Source: Flanderization / Live-Action TV
Surf Rock: "I'm Bugged At My Ol' Man" features a token reference to surfing: Why did he sell my surfboard?

Source: Music / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)

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Token and Reference. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/token

Reference & Token. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/token>.

Token or Reference. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/reference/token.

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