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CLEW Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word clew. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word clew. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CLEW

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clue
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a slight indication

• evidence that helps to solve a problem

verb

• roll into a ball

cue
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

• evidence that helps to solve a problem

• a stimulus that provides information about what to do

• sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

verb

• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

hint
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an indirect suggestion

• a slight indication

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a just detectable amount

• an indication of potential opportunity

verb

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

idea
nounn
noun

• the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

• your intention; what you intend to do

• a personal view

• an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

• (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

indication
nounn
noun

• something that serves to indicate or suggest

• the act of indicating or pointing out by name

• (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure

• something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

• a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

signature
verb, nounv, n
noun

• your name written in your own handwriting

• a distinguishing style

• a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program

• the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

• a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book

suggestion
nounn
noun

• an idea that is suggested

• a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

• a just detectable amount

• persuasion formulated as a suggestion

• the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

• the act of inducing hypnosis

Best Hypernyms For CLEW

Here is a list of related hypernyms for clew, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
ball chunk clod clump evidence glob lump roll twine wind wrap

Alternatives for CLUE

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