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Word | Allude |
make a more or less disguised reference to; He alluded to the problem but did not mention it / To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion / refer indirectly / suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at. / to make indirect reference comments alluding to an earlier discussion; broadly : refer, | |
Usage | ⇒ He alluded to the problem but did not mention it ⇒ Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you are alluding to his marital problems with Jill. ⇒ Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific. ⇒ she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name ⇒ In her book the general alluded to her earlier essay on the subject |
Synonyms | suggest, hint, refer, imply, insinuate, intimate, advert, indicate, mention, touch, bring up, notice, point out, point, infer, mean, signify, adjoin, affect, apply, |
Antonyms | announce, publicize, advertise, publicise, encourage, upgrade, ventilate, advance, advertize, agitate, aid, amplify, animate, arouse, augment, awaken, broadcast, elevate, aggravate, keep quiet, |
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