allude
verbTo refer to something indirectly without naming or explaining it fully.
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Clear all filtersTo refer to something indirectly without naming or explaining it fully.
Suggesting favorable conditions or a promising outcome.
To contradict an appearance or suggest that something is misleading.
Based on surrounding facts that support an inference about what happened.
An associated idea or feeling beyond a word's direct meaning.
Contrary to what intuition or ordinary expectation suggests.
Able to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.
Able to be drawn or shaped
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To bring a feeling, memory, or response to mind.
Call to mind or arouse
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A possible consequence or a meaning suggested without being stated directly.
Suggested meaning
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Understood or suggested without being stated directly.
To suggest or communicate something indirectly.
An attribution, especially an allegation of fault or wrongdoing.
An indirect suggestion, usually unfavorable or insulting.
Unfavorable indirect suggestion
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To suggest something indirectly, often something unfavorable.
An indirect suggestion, often one that is insulting or unfavorable.
To make something known indirectly or discreetly.
Suggesting that something unpleasant may happen.
Suggesting trouble
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An additional suggestion or feeling accompanying the main meaning of words or an action.
Willing to listen to, consider, or accept ideas and suggestions.
Having a strong scent or strongly suggesting a particular quality or memory.
Strongly scented
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Suggesting or bringing to mind something else.
Not yet settled or certain; offered cautiously for consideration.
A subtle quality, feeling, or suggestion beneath the main meaning; also a low tone of voice.
Subtle underlying quality
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