Hint

/hɪnt/

Synonyms for "hint" (490 found)

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Closest matches (98)

Noun(26 words)

clue suggestion tip traceadjective of evidenceallude allusionsany evidencebreathbrief promptcheewink clews clueing clues cluingcolor the indicatorconfidential informationcoveys crumb crumbs

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cue cuesdirectional cuedribletediting cueencourage

admonishment admonition adumbrate adumbration advert advice aide-memoire alarm allegorize allegory alludeallude toallusion amount angle appearancearcane meaningargue aroma assistance

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associate assume assumption augurbare suggestionbe indicative ofbe significant ofbe symptomatic ofbeg bespeak betokenbid fairbreathbring to mindbroad hintcast catchword caution caveat characterization characterize clue coax coloration communicate confide connotation connote cuecue worddab dash denominate denomination denotation denote designationdeterrent exampledifferentiate differentiation direction disclose disclosure display divinedrop a hintentail evidence

Verb(4 words)

alluded alluding betokens dropped

Strong matches (147)

example express expression feeler feelingfinal noticefinal warningfingering fish flapper flash flavor flicker foreshadow foretokengentle hintgesture ghostgive a hintgive evidence

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give prospect ofgive the cuegive tokenglance atgleam glimmer glimmering gossip grainhalf an ideahazy ideahelp highlighthint athold out hopehot leadidea identification identify implicate implicationimplied meaningimply import importune impression impute index indicate indication indicativeness infer inference infusion inkling innuendo insinuate insinuation inspiration instigate intimate intimation involveironic suggestionjogger keykey wordkick lead lesson lick line look makemake fair promisemake likelymanifest manifestation mark meanmean to saymeaning memorandum mentionmere notionmetaphorical sense

Adjective(6 words)

experimental signalfaint tintfaint tracehidden indicatorinformal tipsintimate friend

Noun(41 words)

flecks flicker flickers foreshadowing foreshadows foretaste foretastesfrench tracegame tipoffgentle nudgegerm germs ghost gleamings gleams glimmer glimmerings glimmers glimpse glint

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glintsgrammar cueguidance implyinarticulately whisperedindicate patternindication indications inklings innuendoes innuendos insinuationsinstructional promptintimates intimation intimations jotkey cluelead leadslikelihood evidence

Verb(14 words)

glimmered implied implies implyingindicate a steady increaseindicate findingsindicate resultsindicated insinuated insinuates insinuating intimated intimatingleave a trace

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Noun(78 words)

mist mite motes nugget omen overtonespiece of advicepinch pinpricks pointers premonitions prompt reekrepair cuesrosebuds savour scents scintillas semblance shimmers

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shreds signsignal cuesignal intentsignal processessignals desiresignifying clueslight sliver slivers smidge smidgen smidgin smidgins smudge sniff soupconsoupçonsoupçonsspeckspeck of dustspecks sproutling steer suggest suggestionstheme signalingtinge tinges tinttint of doubttints tipoff tips touch touchestrace a figuretrace a patterntrace oftrace origintrace with fingertrace with penciltraces twinge twinkle twinklingsunearth a clueusage tipvapoursvisual cuewhiffing whiffs whispering whispers wind winking wisp wisps

modicum monition moral naming nod note notice notification notify notion nuance nudgeobject lessonoccult meaningodor open overtone particlepicking outplead

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pointpoint indirectly topoint topointer pointingpointing outpointing topredict prediction prefigure preindicate presign presignal presignify press presume presumption presuppose presupposition pretypify promise prompt prompter promptingraise expectationrefer reference remembrance remembrancer remind reminder represent reveal ripple sauce savor scattering scent scintilla scrap seasoning seek seem selection shade shadowshadow forthshow showing shred sign signal signification signify sip smack smattering smellsneaking suspicionsniff solicit soupcon spark specification spell spice spoor sprinklingstand fair tostand forstrainstraw in the windstreak stroke subsensesubsidiary sensesuggest suggestion sup suppose supposition suspicion symbolism symptom symptomaticness symptomatize symptomize tainttake for grantedtang taste telltale tempering testify thought threat tickler tinct tincture tinge tint tiptip offtip-off token touch trace track trifle twang typify ultimatum undercurrent undermeaning undertonevague ideaveinverbum sapientivestige warningwarning piecewhiff whisper wind winkword to the wise

Determiner(2 words)

most signalnon evidential cue

Verb(10 words)

mussitate promptestshowing evidencesignal a desiresuggest suggested suggesting suggeststrace a shapetrace the outline

Adjective(9 words)

pale tintsemantic cluesslight amountspanish consejosubtle hintsubtle nodunwordedverbal signalvisual cues

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More general

21 entries

advice advise convey counsel counseling counselling direction evidence guidance indicant indication inform information instruction proffer proposition

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More specific

6 entries

cue glimmer nudge prompt tip trace

Collocations

9 entries

a hintclear hintcryptic hintfaint hintgentle hinthint ofhint of spicestrong hintsubtle hint

Inflections

3 entries

hinted hinting hints

Derivations

2 entries

hinted hinting

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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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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