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

Seven decades after Elia Kazan’s film adaptation, his granddaughter Zoe Kazan has distilled her interpretation of Steinbeck’s multigenerational saga, which is deeply structured around biblical allusions, into a seven-episode series for Netflix. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Many of these allusions can feel like inside baseball that will make sense to only a microscopic portion of the French population, most of it based in Paris. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Scientists have an indisputable playful side, evidenced by frequent allusions to popular culture in their research publications. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 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

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