Clue

/kluː/

Synonyms for "clue" (162 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(10 words)

cue hint brief clew clewscolor the indicatordefinition educateevidence from testsevidences a claim

acquaint advice advise alerting answer apprisebasis for beliefbody of evidencebroad hintcatchword cautionchain of evidenceconception cudgel cuecue worddata datum documentation evidence

Verb(2 words)

clewdig up evidence

Adjective(1 words)

diagnostic task

Strong matches (48)

Verb(2 words)

evidences a trendindicate results

Noun(13 words)

evidences improvementgame tipoffgiveawayhint athinting hints indicateindicate patternindications indicator inform instructkey clue

exhibit fact factsfill ingentle hintgesture glimmer glimmering groundsgrounds for beliefhinthot leadidea implication imply index indicate indication indicator inform

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information inkling innuendo insinuation intimate intimationitem of evidencekeykey wordkick

Adjective(3 words)

experimental signalhidden indicatorhidden marker

Related words (81)

lead line lint look manifestation markmaterial groundsmonition munimentsmute witnessnod note noticeable notify notion nudge officepassing wordpiece of evidencepointer

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post premise premises prompt proofreason to believerelevant factscent sign signal spoor steerstraw in the windsuggest suggestion suspicion symptom tell telltale tiptip offtip-off token trace track vestige warn warning whiff whisper wind winkword to the wise

Noun(18 words)

lead leadspieces of evidencepromptpuzzle pieceremnant of civilizationsignalsignal indicatorsignal indicatorssignature suggest suggestion tellingtint of doubttipofftrace oftrace originwisps

Verb(2 words)

leave a traceprovide evidence

Determiner(3 words)

more physical tracemost physical tracenon evidential cue

Adjective(5 words)

observable cuephysical tracespanish signosubtle hintvisible cue

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

15 entries

data educate evidence guidance indicant indicate indication inform informationpuzzle elementroll signal twine wind wrap

More specific

15 entries

anagram cluebriefcryptic cluecue definition educate evidence hint inform instruct lead prompt signal tipwordplay clue

Collocations

10 entries

clear cluefinal cluegive a cluekey clueobvious clueprecise cluepuzzle cluestrong cluetake a clueuseful clue

Inflections

3 entries

clued clues cluing

Derivations

3 entries

clued clueless cluing

Translations

5 translations across 3 languages.

Dutch

2 entries

informeren verb (to provide with information)
inlichten verb (to provide with information)

French

1 entries

informer verb (to provide with information)

German

2 entries

informieren verb (to provide with information)
unterrichten verb (to provide with information)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The habits of highly intelligent people offer a clue as to how to do that.

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There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.

Source: tatoeba (47760)

You have missed an important clue.

Source: tatoeba (69224)

The police found no clue.

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