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Synonyms for refer
rɪˈfɜrre·fer

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. referverb

    Synonyms:
    delegate, direct

  2. referverb

    To direct the attention of.

    The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.

    Synonyms:
    delegate, direct

  3. referverb

    To submit to an authority figure for consideration.

    He referred the matter to the principal.

    Synonyms:
    direct, delegate

  4. referverb

    To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.

    Synonyms:
    direct, delegate

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. refer

    Advert, mention, and refer are used of language that more or less distinctly utters a certain thought; the others of language from which it may be inferred. We allude to a matter slightly, perhaps by a word or phrase, as it were in byplay; we advert to it when we turn from our path to treat it; we refer to it by any clear utterance that distinctly turns the mind or attention to it; as, marginal figures refer to a parallel passage; we mention a thing by explicit word, as by naming it. The speaker adverted to the recent disturbances and the remissness of certain public officers; tho he mentioned no name, it was easy to see to whom he alluded. One may hint at a thing in a friendly way, but what is insinuated is always unfavorable, generally both hostile and cowardly. One may indicate his wishes, intimate his plans, imply his opinion, signify his will, suggest a course of action. Compare SUGGESTION.

    Synonyms:
    advert, allude, hint, imply, indicate, insinuate, intimate, mention, point, signify, suggest

    Preposition:
    The passage evidently alludes to the Jewish Passover.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. refer

    Synonyms:
    attribute, associate, assign, advert, connect, relate, point, belong, allude, apply, appeal

    Antonyms:
    disconnect, dissociate, misapply, misappertain, alienate, misbeseem, disresemble

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, referverb

    make reference to

    "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

    Synonyms:
    come to, touch, relate, give ear, concern, put forward, reference, cite, consult, pertain, adduce, summons, abduce, elevate, key out, describe, appoint, pay heed, call down, have-to doe with, conjure, lift, make, observe, arouse, key, remark, bring up, call, list, quote, conjure up, nurture, reboot, boot, advert, touch on, look up, constitute, summon, raise, identify, stir, get up, nominate, bear on, call forth, invoke, name, attend, mention, hang, evoke, rear, denote, distinguish, parent, allude, diagnose, discover, note

  2. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

    be relevant to

    "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

    Synonyms:
    adjoin, touch, resuscitate, equal, associate, doctor, have-to doe with, cite, rival, hit, consult, fix, pertain, appertain, continue, concern, impact, mend, worry, link, strike, meet, reach, repair, connect, bushel, stir, bring up, uphold, tinge, look up, affect, occupy, restore, name, relate, touch on, interrelate, preserve, tinct, bear on, partake, allude, bear upon, mention, colligate, contact, match, tie in, come to, advert, push, furbish up, denote, carry on, revive, extend to, interest, disturb, link up, tint

  3. referverb

    think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another

    "This plant can be referred to a known species"

    Synonyms:
    denote, consult, touch, bring up, touch on, relate, bear on, concern, name, advert, mention, look up, have-to doe with, come to, pertain, cite

  4. referverb

    send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

    "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

    Synonyms:
    denote, consult, touch, bring up, touch on, relate, bear on, concern, name, advert, mention, look up, have-to doe with, come to, pertain, cite

  5. consult, refer, look upverb

    seek information from

    "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"

    Synonyms:
    confab, relate, confer, touch, bring up, mention, name, have-to doe with, consult, advert, touch on, denote, confer with, come to, confabulate, pertain, cite, bear on, look up, concern

  6. denote, referverb

    have as a meaning

    "`multi-' denotes `many' "

    Synonyms:
    name, touch, announce, mention, have-to doe with, consult, advert, touch on, bring up, denote, come to, relate, pertain, cite, bear on, look up, concern

  7. referverb

    use a name to designate

    "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

    Synonyms:
    denote, consult, touch, bring up, touch on, relate, bear on, concern, name, advert, mention, look up, have-to doe with, come to, pertain, cite

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. referverb

    Synonyms:
    direct, consign, commit, leave, deliver over, give in charge

  2. referverb

    Synonyms:
    attribute, ascribe, impute, assign

  3. referverb

    Synonyms:
    relate, belong, pertain, appertain, have reference

  4. referverb

    Synonyms:
    appeal, apply, have recourse

  5. referverb

    Synonyms:
    allude, direct attention, make allusion, make reference, hint at

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. referverb

    Synonyms:
    allude

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How to use refer in a sentence?

  1. Logan Edra:

    It being in the Olympics, it makes sense that people would refer to it as (a sport) but I think one thing for the breaking community is we want to make sure that it’s not known as just a sport but an art, a sport, a culture.

  2. Melisa McNeill:

    Can those terms be used outside the courtroom? Yes. Everyone has a First Amendment right to refer to Mr. Cruz in any manner they see fit, however, the rules inside a courtroom are different.

  3. Thrive Women:

    They know they’re not getting that here, we’ve already told them on the phone that we don’t perform or refer for abortions, but come here, find out if you’re really pregnant -- we’ll do everything for free.

  4. Baer Chief Executive Boris Collardi:

    I just refer back to the only ever comment I made about this, we are not really interested, it is always the same. Everybody talks to us about anything that is for sale. And even if we say we are not really interested we are always rumored to be interested.

  5. Ken Paxton:

    It is unconscionable that abortion providers are fighting against the health of Texans and withholding desperately needed supplies and personal protective equipment in favor of a procedure that they refer to as a choice.


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