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.

  •allude (noun)
  • advert,
  • touch.

• v.

  •hint (verb)
  • imply.
  •hint at (verb)
  • bring up,
  • point.

• Other synonyms:

  •apply
  • bear upon.
  •mean
  • point to,
  • speak of,
  • allude to,
  • hint at,
  • touch on.
  •Other relevant words:
  • declare,
  • mention,
  • clue,
  • meet,
  • breathe,
  • purport,
  • tip,
  • glance,
  • allegorize,
  • fit,
  • pay attention,
  • infer,
  • pay heed,
  • deal with,
  • entail,
  • cite,
  • tinge,
  • budge,
  • match,
  • name,
  • bespeak,
  • overtake,
  • adumbrate,
  • latency,
  • attend,
  • bear on,
  • impact,
  • equal,
  • whisper,
  • cue,
  • affirm,
  • relate,
  • connote,
  • import,
  • rouse,
  • disturb,
  • tamper with,
  • prompt,
  • express,
  • stir,
  • indicate,
  • tint,
  • rival,
  • tell of,
  • arouse,
  • reach,
  • come to,
  • affect,
  • signal,
  • concern,
  • signify,
  • consume,
  • conceal,
  • tinct,
  • extend to,
  • drive at,
  • give a hint,
  • adjoin,
  • find,
  • comprehend,
  • personify,
  • convey,
  • partake,
  • hang,
  • glance at,
  • apprehend,
  • involve,
  • agitate,
  • give ear,
  • understand,
  • contact,
  • converge,
  • shadow forth,
  • pertain.

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.

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.