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INSINUATE Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word insinuate. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word insinuate. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for INSINUATE

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intimate
adjectiveadj
noun

• someone to whom private matters are confided

adjective satellite

• marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

• concerning things deeply private and personal

• having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

• having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

• used euphemistically to refer to the genitals

• involved in a sexual relationship

• innermost or essential

• thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

verb

• give to understand

• imply as a possibility

allude
verbv
verb

• make a more or less disguised reference to

connote
verbv
verb

• express or state indirectly

• involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

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

imply
verbv
verb

• express or state indirectly

• suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

• have as a logical consequence

• suggest that someone is guilty

• have as a necessary feature

indicate
verbv
verb

• be a signal for or a symptom of

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• to state or express briefly

• give evidence of

• suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

infer
verbv
verb

• reason by deduction; establish by deduction

• draw from specific cases for more general cases

• conclude by reasoning; in logic

• guess correctly; solve by guessing

• believe to be the case

mean
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

adjective satellite

• approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

• characterized by malice

• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

• marked by poverty befitting a beggar

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

• of no value or worth

• very good; of the highest quality

verb

• mean or intend to express or convey

• have as a logical consequence

• denote or connote

• have in mind as a purpose

• have a specified degree of importance

• intend to refer to

• destine or designate for a certain purpose

signal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• any incitement to action

• an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

adjective satellite

• notably out of the ordinary

verb

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• be a signal for or a symptom of

suggest
verbv
verb

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

• imply as a possibility

• call to mind

adumbrate
verbv
verb

• describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

• give to understand

Best Hypernyms For INSINUATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for insinuate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
hint suggest allude communicate convey express imply indicate intimate introduce mention propose
Phrases (1)
bring in

Alternatives for INTIMATE

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