Synonyms of allusions

allusions

noun

plural of allusion

as in references

a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly

The lyrics contain biblical allusions.

Related Words

• references
• implications
• insinuations
• inferences
• innuendos
• clues
• indications
• intimations
• cues
• suggestions
• evidences
• hints
• inklings
• mentions
• ideas
• glimpses
• notions
• inspirations
• whiffs
• leads
• winds
• scents
• signs
• glimmers
• signals
• overtones
• breaths
• tokens
• flickers
• denotations
• pointers
• keys
• hunches
• guideposts
• tips
• winks
• assistances
• prompts
• nods
• marks
• telltales
• tip-offs

Dissimilar Words

• solutions
• answers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allusions

There is really no way to talk about the film unless one falls back on wispy vagaries and pointed allusions to cinematic precedents, or just explaining the act one set-up and then stopping with the warning that things get really weird thereafter. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Her lyrics, like those of many of her biggest musical influences, are dense texts, full of winking allusions and subtle references to records, bands, and albums that have shaped her own songwriting. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Deramas also justifies all the cinematic allusions on the story level, establishing the characters as devoted cinephiles who are particularly acquainted with Philippine cinema. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Rather, their time-switching variety and tone-shifting allusions suggest a trip through subjectivity—through Sterling’s inner life and through the collective memory of the town. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Ari Aster’s most polarizing film to date features allusions to both the Odyssey and another film influenced by Homer’s epic, The Wizard of Oz (1939). — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

Much of that album, plus many of the other older songs Dylan performed Monday, makes allusions to classical antiquity, literature and religion to tackle themes of redemption and divine judgment. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Come for the sisterhood, stay for allusions to William Faulkner and Donna Tartt. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Even more than usual, critics and Dylanologists scrutinized Modern Times for references and allusions, finding words and melodies paraphrased from the works of Muddy Waters, Bing Crosby, and the Roman poet Ovid. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2026