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What is the opposite of reference?

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Noun
Opposite of the action of mentioning or alluding to something
“Viewers were quick to point out the snub of his parents in his post-retirement speech.”
Noun
Opposite of a letter from a previous employer testifying to someone's ability or reliability
“He received damning disapproval of his work ethic from his previous manager.”
Noun
Opposite of a relation to something specified
“Given the unrelatedness to the theory of certain tacked-on variables, one must question whether these experiments search for a social psychological formulation.”
Noun
Opposite of a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
Noun
Opposite of something used as the basis for calculation or for comparison
Noun
Opposite of a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing
Noun
Opposite of a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
Noun
Opposite of a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker
Noun
Opposite of a standard by which something is evaluated or measured
Noun
Opposite of a slight or indirect indication or suggestion
Noun
Opposite of a place where someone or something is located or has been put
Noun
Opposite of an excerpt from a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work
Noun
Opposite of that which provides information that can be referenced
“The quote was an original, and one that he was proud to have coined on his own.”
Noun
Opposite of a significant political, social, or moral point that is being conveyed by a film, speech, etc.
Noun
Opposite of the fact or state of having a connection to, or being related to, something else
“Persson defines homonymy as a concept which refers to words where there is complete conceptual unrelatedness between phonologically and categorically identical forms.”
Noun
Opposite of the fact of having a bearing on or being related to
“There's a difference between taking one for the team and being the fall guy.”
Noun
Opposite of a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker
Verb
Opposite of to refer to, or to use as a reference
“The teacher would typically invent new and creative phrases to demonstrate the use of various words in sentences.”
Verb
(hide) Opposite of to mention as an example or reference
Verb
(withhold) Opposite of to mention as an example or reference
“Neighbors often direct the nurse to the home of a sick person with the request that she withhold the source of her information.”
Verb
Opposite of to be about
“The news report would ignore the recent reform bill.”
Verb
Opposite of to have something to do with
“My actions in this vein will have no bearing on my salvation.”
Verb
Opposite of to be relevant or important to
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