ALLUDES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

alludes

verb

present tense third-person singular of allude

as in implies

to convey an idea indirectly Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific

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Recent Examples of alludes The movie's title alludes both to barometric pressure, and to the enormous responsibility that the D-Day planners felt, given that so many soldiers were sure to die in the assault on Normandy's beaches. — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026 Then there are books that can only move people who come to those books with prior knowledge, who have read the other books to which this new book alludes. — Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025

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Verb

His $72 dollar target on TeraWulf implies a tripling from here.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
The correlation implies that if the cost of AI falls, so does the value of equity in the companies that supply computing power for those AI models—presumably because lower compute revenues mean lower earnings per share.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of implies

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That indicates the strength is not a one-quarter phenomenon, and that management expects the momentum to continue in future quarters.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Felix David, Gabler’s TTL USV project lead, unveiled that the successful completion of the SAT indicates a critical milestone for the program.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

Definition of indicates

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Since 2022, the Falcons haven’t finished worse than 10th in the NFL in rushing — and their new offense, led by coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, suggests that won’t soon change.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
This production suggests that Hedwig is actually doing her concert at the Yale Cabaret space, which seats less than 100 people, while Tommy Gnosis is headlining at the nearly 1,000-person capacity Toad’s Place.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026