Hints

/hɪnts/

Synonyms for "hints" (21 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

allude clue cue dab dash

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

directive evoke foreshadow guidance imply indication

Related words (10)

Noun(9 words)

insinuate instruction leadrefer tosignal smidgen speck tip trace

Adjective(1 words)

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

amount assistance directive evidence guidance indicate information instruction quantity

More specific

18 entries

allusion cue dash evocation foreshadow imply insinuate lead nudgeoptimizer hintpinchplan hintpromptquery hintsignal smidgen

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Collocations

6 entries

drop hintsgive hintshint athints atoffer hintsprovide hints

Inflections

2 entries

hinted hinting

Derivations

3 entries

hint hinted hinting

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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She's been dropping some not-so-subtle hints about what she would like for Christmas.

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Tom solved the puzzle after Mary gave him a few hints.

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I'm going to give you two hints.

Source: tatoeba (1332764)

I'd like to get some hints, if possible.

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