Hint

//hɪnt//

Synonyms for "hint" (403 found)

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Closest matches (81)

Strong matches (121)

denotation denote designation deterrent example differentiate differentiation direction disclose disclosure display divine drop a hint entail evidence example express expression feeler feeling final notice

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Noun(23 words)

diddly dot drop dusting fleck flip flyspeck ghost glimmer glimpse glint grain halfpennyworth hunch implication inch indication innuendo insinuation intimation

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iota lead lick

Verb(1 words)

intimate

Related words (201)

metaphorical sense monition moral naming nod note notice notification notify notion nuance nudge object lesson occult meaning odor open overtone particle picking out plead

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point point indirectly to point to pointer pointing pointing out pointing to predict prediction prefigure preindicate presign presignal presignify press presume presumption presuppose presupposition pretypify promise prompt prompter prompting raise expectation refer reference remembrance remembrancer remind reminder represent reveal ripple sauce savor scattering scent scintilla seasoning seek seem selection shade shadow shadow forth show showing sign signal signification signify sip smack smattering smell sneaking suspicion sniff solicit soupcon spark specification spell spice spoor sprinkling stand fair to stand for strain straw in the wind streak stroke subsense subsidiary sense suggestion sup suppose supposition suspicion symbolism symptom symptomaticness symptomatize symptomize taint take for granted tang taste telltale tempering testify thought threat tickler tinct tincture tinge tint tip off tip-off token track trifle twang typify ultimatum undercurrent undermeaning undertone vague idea vein verbum sapienti vestige warning warning piece whiff whisper wind wink word to the wise

Noun(59 words)

modicum molecule moment morceau morsel mote mustard seed nod omen ooch ounce particle pennyworth piece prefigurement relish scantling scent scintilla scooch

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Verb(2 words)

moot suggest

Related word relations

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

8 relation types

More general

13 entries

convey counsel counseling counselling direction guidance indicant indication proffer proposition small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity suggestion

Synonyms

7 entries

allude imply insinuate suggest tip touch trace

derived

12 entries

Irish hint broad hint drop a hint get the hint hintable hinted hinter hintingly hintline take a hint take the hint type hint

etymologically related_to

1 entries

hent

has context

1 entries

computing

is a

3 entries

clue indication suggestion

manner of

1 entries

convey

related to

9 entries

clue direct font glyph pixel statement suggest suggestion tacit

Translations

177 translations across 39 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

تَلْمِيح noun (clue)
لَمَّحَ verb (express suggestively)

Armenian

1 entries

ակնարկ noun (clue)

Belarusian

4 entries

адце́нне noun (tiny amount)
намёк noun (tacit suggestion)
падка́з noun (clue)
падка́зка noun (clue)

Bulgarian

4 entries

на́мек noun (tacit suggestion)
отте́нък noun (tiny amount)
подсказка noun (clue)
наме́квам verb (express suggestively)

Catalan

2 entries

indici noun (clue)
pista noun (clue)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

暗示 noun (clue)
暗指 verb (express suggestively)
暗示 verb (express suggestively)

Czech

4 entries

klíč noun (clue)
narážka noun (tacit suggestion)
nápověda noun (clue)
náznak noun (tacit suggestion)

Dutch

4 entries

aanwijzing noun (clue)
aanduiden verb (provide a clue)
hinten verb (provide a clue)
laten doorschemeren verb (provide a clue)

Esperanto

4 entries

aludeto noun (tacit suggestion)
aludo noun (tacit suggestion)
aludeti verb (express suggestively)
aludi verb (express suggestively)

Finnish

4 entries

aavistus noun (tiny amount)
hitunen noun (tiny amount)
vihje noun (clue)
vihje noun (tacit suggestion)

French

3 entries

indice noun (clue)
soupçon noun (tiny amount)
faire allusion verb (express suggestively)

Galician

3 entries

indicio noun (clue)
pista noun (clue)
dar a entender verb (express suggestively)

German

4 entries

Andeutung noun (tacit suggestion)
Anleitung noun (clue)
Anspielung noun (tacit suggestion)
Fingerzeig noun (clue)

Hebrew

2 entries

רֶמֶֶז noun (clue)
רָמַז verb (express suggestively)

Hungarian

4 entries

csepp noun (tiny amount)
cseppnyi noun (tiny amount)
csipetnyi noun (tiny amount)
célzás noun (tacit suggestion)

Icelandic

1 entries

vísbending noun (clue)

Indonesian

2 entries

petunjuk noun (clue)
mengisyaratkan verb (express suggestively)

Irish

1 entries

leid noun (clue)

Italian

4 entries

accenno noun (clue)
aiuto noun (clue)
allusione noun (clue)
dritta noun (clue)

Japanese

4 entries

ヒント noun (clue)
手がかり noun (clue)
暗示 noun (clue)
糸口 noun (clue)

Kazakh

2 entries

ишара noun (tacit suggestion)
тұспал noun (tacit suggestion)

Korean

3 entries

실마리 noun (clue)
암시 noun (clue)
힌트 noun (clue)

Latin

1 entries

subsōnō verb (express suggestively)

Macedonian

4 entries

мо́жност noun (opportunity, occasion, fit time)
на́мек noun (clue)
на́мек noun (tacit suggestion)
о́тсенка noun (tiny amount)

Māori

3 entries

tuwhiri noun (clue)
tīwhiri noun (clue)
whakamōhio verb (express suggestively)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

anelse noun (tiny amount)
aning noun (tiny amount)
hint noun (clue)
hint noun (tacit suggestion)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

hint noun (clue)
hint noun (tacit suggestion)
hint noun (tiny amount)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

كنایه noun (tacit suggestion)

Polish

4 entries

odrobina noun (tiny amount)
podpowiedź noun (clue)
bąkać verb (express suggestively)
bąknąć verb (express suggestively)

Portuguese

4 entries

dica noun (clue)
indireta noun (tacit suggestion)
indício noun (clue)
quê noun (tiny amount)

Russian

4 entries

возмо́жность noun (opportunity, occasion, fit time)
наво́дка noun (clue)
намёк noun (clue)
намёк noun (tacit suggestion)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

gliocas noun (clue)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

nȁgoveštāj noun (clue)
nȁgovještāj noun (clue)
на̏говешта̄ј noun (clue)
на̏говјешта̄ј noun (clue)

Spanish

4 entries

amago noun (clue)
buscapié noun (tacit suggestion)
indicio noun (clue)
indicio noun (tiny amount)

Swedish

4 entries

antydan noun (tacit suggestion)
ledtråd noun (clue)
vink noun (tacit suggestion)
vink noun (tiny amount)

Telugu

2 entries

సూచన noun (clue)
సూచించు verb (express suggestively)

Thai

2 entries

คำใบ้ noun (clue)
ใบ้ verb (express suggestively)

Turkish

1 entries

ipucu noun (clue)

Ukrainian

4 entries

відті́нок noun (tiny amount)
на́тяк noun (tacit suggestion)
підка́з noun (clue)
підка́зка noun (clue)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When I didn't know how to answer the question, he gave me a hint.

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There was a hint of fall in the air.

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They didn't so much as hint at it.

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He managed to avoid damaging my reputation by dropping a hint.

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