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Antonyms for allusion
əˈlu ʒənal·lu·sion

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  1. allusion

    Antonyms:
    specification, demonstration, mention

    Synonyms:
    reference, insinuation

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  1. allusionnoun

    passing reference or indirect mention

How to use allusion in a sentence?

  1. Cal Jillson:

    With politicians, we take what they say as raw speculation, but for someone like John Brennan, who has known the country’s deepest secrets for decades, the public takes it as an allusion made with the knowledge of the nation’s secrets, which he has a responsibility not to reveal.

  2. Clifton Paul Fadiman:

    I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

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#3863specification
#3935mention
#6500demonstration
#49730allusion

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