Identify the word closest in meaning to the underlined word:-

What are you trying to insinuate through this message?

Allude

The correct answer is Option (3) → Allude

• Insinuate (Verb) means to suggest or hint something bad or illegal in an indirect and unpleasant way.

• Allude (Verb) means to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at.

Both words share the core meaning of communicating an idea indirectly or by hinting.

Other Options: 

• Express means to convey a thought or feeling clearly and explicitly. (Opposite of indirect).

• Affirm means to state or assert positively; declare strongly. (Opposite of indirect).

• Propagate means to spread and promote (an idea, theory, or belief) widely. (Refers to spreading, not the method of suggestion).