All referring synonyms
re·fer
R r noun referring
- deputization — the act of making someone a deputy
- devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- entrustment — The act of entrusting.
- delegation — A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks with other people on behalf of a larger group of people.
- committal — Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
adjective referring
- alluding — Present participle of allude.
- implying — to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
- hinting — Present participle of hint.
- citing — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- conformant — In accordance with a set of specifications.
- indicating — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- attributing — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
adj referring
- relevant — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- denotative — able to denote; designative
- designative — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- connotative — (of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.
- designatory — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- applicatory — suitable for application
- denotive — used or serving to denote; denotative.
- appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
- ad rem — to the point; without digression
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.