Need another word that means the same as “allude”? Find 42 synonyms and 30 related words for “allude” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Allude” are: advert, touch, refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention, touch on, mention in passing, mention en passant, speak briefly of, make an allusion to, cite, make mention of, make reference to, allude to, speak about, speak of, talk about, talk of, write about, name, comment on, deal with, go into, treat, treat of, note, point out, call attention to, bring up, raise, broach, introduce, bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind of, call up, summon up, conjure up, evoke, echo
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “allude” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| advert | Give heed (to. |
| allude to | Make a more or less disguised reference to. |
| bring to mind | Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. |
| bring up | Cause to come into a particular state or condition. |
| broach | Open and start using the contents of (a bottle or other container. The salmon broach then fall to slap the water. |
| call attention to | Declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee. |
| call to mind | Utter a characteristic note or cry. |
| call up | Call a meeting; invite or command to meet. |
| cite | Advance evidence for. Medics have been cited as a key example of a modern breed of technical expert. |
| comment on | Make or write a comment on. |
| conjure up | Ask for or request earnestly. |
| deal with | Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. |
| echo | Ring or echo with sound. His words echoed John F Kennedy. |
| evoke | Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. The sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood. |
| go into | Have a particular form. |
| hint at | Drop a hint; intimate by a hint. |
| imply | Suggest that someone is guilty. Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge. |
| introduce | Put or introduce into something. Measures were introduced to help families with children. |
| make an allusion to | Calculate as being. |
| make mention of | Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally. |
| make reference to | Reach in time. |
| mention | Make mention of. He is still regularly mentioned as a possible secretary of state. |
| mention en passant | Commend. |
| mention in passing | Commend. |
| name | Mention by name. Hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named. |
| note | Make a written note of. He noted down her address on a piece of paper. |
| point out | Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes. |
| put one in mind of | Attribute or give. |
| raise | Raise in rank or condition. We raise hogs here. |
| refer to | Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision. |
| speak about | Give a speech to. |
| speak briefly of | Express in speech. |
| speak of | Make a characteristic or natural sound. |
| suggest | Suggest the necessity of an intervention in medicine. A simpler explanation suggested itself to me. |
| summon up | Gather or bring together. |
| talk about | Exchange thoughts; talk with. |
| talk of | Reveal information. |
| touch | Strike (a ball) lightly in a specified direction. I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy. |
| touch on | Be equal to in quality or ability. |
| treat | Provide treatment for. They had to treat with the King. |
| treat of | Regard or consider in a specific way. |
| write about | Record data on a computer. |
| advert | An advertisement. |
| aforesaid | Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of. |
| allusion | The practice of making allusions. An allusion to Shakespeare. |
| attend | Be present at (an event, meeting, or function. She attends class regularly. |
| cite | Call in an official matter, such as to attend court. Medics have been cited as a key example of a modern breed of technical expert. |
| connote | Express or state indirectly. Spinsterhood connoted failure. |
| cue | Give a cue to or for. Ros and Guil cued by Hamlet also bow deeply. |
| denote | Stand as a name or symbol for. This mark denotes purity and quality. |
| describe | Move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure. A single light is seen to describe a circle. |
| description | The action of giving a spoken or written account. The emphasis was placed on explanation rather than description. |
| explain | Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts. He makes athletes explain why they made a mistake. |
| express | Serve as a means for expressing something. He caught the express to New York. |
| foregoing | Especially of writing or speech; going before. The foregoing analysis of the economic class structure. |
| hint | Drop a hint intimate by a hint. Handy hints on saving energy in your home. |
| implicit | Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something. The values implicit in the school ethos. |
| imply | Suggest that someone is guilty. Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge. |
| indicate | Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively. Treatment for shock may be indicated. |
| insinuate | Give to understand. I insinuated my shoulder in the gap. |
| mean | Mean or intend to express or convey. Famous for a mean backhand. |
| mention | Make mention of. His name was mentioned in connection with the invention. |
| note | A banknote. The Secretariat sent a diplomatic note to the embassy protesting about the sale of arms. |
| overtone | A subtle or subsidiary quality, implication, or connotation. The decision may have political overtones. |
| quote | Put quote marks around. Quotes from different insurance companies. |
| refer | Of a word phrase or symbol describe or denote have as a referent. Refer to your notes. |
| remark | Notice or comment. The landscape familiar since childhood was not worthy of remark. |
| saying | A collection of short, pithy expressions identified with a particular person, especially a political or religious leader. This is stated in the sayings of the Prophet. |
| signify | (among black Americans) exchange boasts or insults as a game or ritual. I wasn t signifying at her. |
| story | A plot or storyline. The story of exposure to lead. |
| tell | A Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son’s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap. He could tell that she was unhappy. |
| unknowingly | Without knowledge or intention. Every day we are unknowingly exposed to a variety of pesticides. |
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