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past year questions, CUET English 2025 20 May Shift 1

Synonyms

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2025 20 May Shift 1

Medium

Identify the word closest in meaning to the underlined word:

What are you trying to insinuate through this message?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Express means to convey directly and openly, which is too straightforward compared to insinuate.

Option 2 -> Affirm means to state positively or confirm, which is explicit rather than suggestive.

Option 3 -> Allude means to suggest or hint at indirectly, which perfectly captures the subtle, implied nature of insinuate.

Option 4 -> Propagate means to spread or promote widely, which doesn't convey the indirect suggestion inherent in insinuate.

Hence, Option 3: Allude -> "Insinuate" and "allude" both convey the act of suggesting something indirectly rather than stating it explicitly, making them synonymous in this context -> correct

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