QUOTE Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈkwōt

Definition of quote

as in to cite

to give as an example I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me

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as in to mention

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution

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as in to echo

to say after another don't quote this to anyone, but I think we're going to Veracruz for winter vacation

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quote

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noun

as in quotation

a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example he got a book of quotes from his favorite author for his birthday

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Recent Examples of quote

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In a social media post from the Olmsted Network, Harlow is quoted explaining what inspired him to use Olmsted's name for his shoes. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026 In the days following Parton's death, Phillips has emerged as something of a leading Dolly scholar, quoted in publications like the Washington Post and the BBC. — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

Moss insists that the quote is a pure fabrication, and no one has yet produced any evidence of its authenticity. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 For me, the quote offered a pithy, provocative way to distinguish my reporting from tech journalism. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quote

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The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era.

— Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The outlet, citing Jordan’s foreign ministry, reported that a number of Jordanians ⁠were on ⁠the bus, with initial information indicating that some were killed and injured.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cite

Verb

Of the around 46 pieces that mentioned Vrabel or his teams, nearly a third were transactional moves about trades or hires.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Black is mentioned repeatedly in files that the Justice Department has released related to the Epstein investigation.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mention

Verb

The cosmetic choices — from tile and lighting to custom doors and hardware — echo the period without slipping into nostalgia.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Joe’s Sangeet outfit was tailored and hand-stitched by Lotus Bloom, and featured hot pink, black, and white beadwork that echoed the palette on Ramya’s lehenga.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of echo

Noun

In 1971, Nasdaq launched the world’s first electronic stock quotation system, connecting OTC market makers across the country through a decentralized network and bringing real-time price transparency to thousands of securities.

— Cromwell Coulson, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Executives already use it to process immense volumes of invoices, orders, contracts and supplier quotations in seconds.

— Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of quotation

Verb

Andrew Brown, Park Forest’s assistant director of economic development and planning, notes that any applicant had to fall in the 60% income bracket of the six-county area of Chicago.

— Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
In line with that argument, reporting on California’s latest lawsuit underscores how central mail-in ballots have become, noting that more than 89% of voters used mail ballots in the state’s June primary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of note

Verb

And when Ohtani, Judge and Tarik Skubal repeated their accomplishments in 2025 as NL MVP, AL MVP and AL Cy Young winner, something had to be done to commemorate that, too, so the dual Gold Logoman patch cards were created.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Most of the time, people come with their pre-existing views and biases, repeat them out loud, close their minds to alternative perspectives, and go home even more sure of their ways.

— Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeat

Verb

The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
These wild swings in the numbers came while residents here didn’t notice any change to the slow but steady arrival of newcomers in dilapidated coaches.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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