Reference and Trace

Reference

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

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Trace and reference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trace" instead the word "Reference" as a noun or a verb.

Trace noun - A mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it.

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Reference and trace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead the word "Trace" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking

known	known reference	known trace
particular	particular reference	particular trace
complete	complete reference	complete trace
original	original reference	original trace
Other adjectives: dead, single, likely, small, entire, real, huge, little, slight, easy, possible, last, local.

Which is a nice reference to the fact that apparently on detonation the original BFG sent out trace rays in the engine to target enemies, albeit from the player and in a cone from the direction it was fired.

Source: Videogame / Doom (2016)
Trace Adkins' "Rough & Ready" changes "'what are you lookin' at, asshole' smirk" to "'what are you lookin' at, pretty boy' smirk" and "That's a bitch, it makes me itch" to "It don't fit, it makes me itch" (in reference to a suit) on the radio edit.

Source: Bowdlerise / Music

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

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

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

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