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suggest vs allude

allude vs suggest

suggest and allude both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suggest No No Yes No
allude No No Yes No
As verbs, allude is a hyponym of suggest; that is, allude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suggest:
  • suggest: drop a hint; intimate by a hint
  • allude: make a more or less disguised reference to
Other hyponyms of suggest include adumbrate, insinuate, intimate, clue in, advert, touch.
suggest (verb) allude (verb)
make a proposal, declare a plan for something make a more or less disguised reference to
call to mind
imply as a possibility
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Difference between suggest and allude

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