Definition for Allude:

• To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction.

Synonyms for Allude:

• n.

  •advert (noun)
  • advert.
  •allude (noun)
  • touch.

• v.

  •apply (verb)
  • re gards,
  • was applicable,
  • being pertinent,
  • re late,
  • were pertinent,
  • re-gard,
  • is applicable,
  • re-late,
  • art applicable,
  • am applicable,
  • were applicable,
  • re-lated,
  • art pertinent,
  • was pertinent,
  • wert pertinent,
  • wast pertinent,
  • bear up on,
  • am pertinent,
  • are pertinent,
  • are applicable,
  • wert applicable,
  • is pertinent,
  • being applicable,
  • wast applicable.
  •communication (verb)
  • allude.
  •hint (verb)
  • imply.
  •hint at (verb)
  • bring up,
  • point.
  •point out (verb)
  • re-veal,
  • re-veals,
  • re veals.
  •refer (verb)
  • giving as example,
  • in-sert,
  • ex-tract,
  • gave as example,
  • intro duces,
  • ex-tracts,
  • gives as example,
  • intro-duce,
  • directed attention,
  • speaking about,
  • ex tract,
  • made mention of,
  • in stances,
  • spake about,
  • made reference,
  • making reference,
  • putting down to,
  • making allusion,
  • intro duce,
  • puts down to,
  • made allusion,
  • in-stance,
  • making mention of,
  • in-stances,
  • directing attention,
  • makes reference,
  • intro-duces,
  • in sert,
  • spoke about,
  • makes allusion,
  • directs attention,
  • speaks about.
  •suggest (verb)
  • crosses mind,
  • lead believe,
  • pointing in direction of,
  • puts mind of,
  • wast sign of,
  • led believe,
  • is a sign of,
  • leading to believe,
  • leading believe,
  • points direction of,
  • crossing mind,
  • putting mind of,
  • art sign of,
  • are a sign of,
  • being a sign of,
  • am a sign of,
  • pointing direction of,
  • were sign of,
  • putting in mind of,
  • point direction of,
  • pointed direction of,
  • leads to believe,
  • leads believe,
  • crossed mind,
  • crosses the mind,
  • wast a sign of,
  • was sign of,
  • am sign of,
  • wert a sign of,
  • points in direction of,
  • wert sign of,
  • be sign of,
  • is sign of,
  • put mind of,
  • are sign of,
  • being sign of,
  • puts in mind of,
  • were a sign of,
  • pointed in direction of,
  • art a sign of,
  • crossed the mind,
  • crossing the mind,
  • was a sign of,
  • led to believe.

• Other synonyms:

  •apply
  • be pertinent,
  • be applicable,
  • bear upon.

Paraphrases for Allude:

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    pointed.
  • Verb, base form
    mention.

• Other Related

  • Verb, past tense
    Referred.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    refer.
  • Verb, base form
    refer.

Antonyms for Allude:

• v.

  • Other antonyms:
    delineate, announce, declare, spell out, explain, describe, proclaim, elucidate.

Allude Sentence Examples:

• He entirely forbade Julian even to allude more than once to the coming examination, and managed in the evening to get him to come to his rooms, where, with some other Hartonians and Kennedy, they spent a very pleasant evening.

• I only allude to this because some people are 'naturally nervous' and all that - and I am quite of another kind.

Homophones for Allude:

• alated, althaea, alloyed, allhallowtide, aleut, altitude, Al-Hudaydah, althea, all too, allot, a lot, aldehyde, alidad, Al Tawhid, all-out, allotted, ally with, alouatta, alt, Aalto, alidade, alate, all the way, alaudidae, alto, alauda, al-tawhid, allied, auld, aloud.

Hyponym for Allude:

• v.

  • communication
    hint, suggest.