And then she let slip a not-so-subtle innuendo about my drinking habits.
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Innuendo
/ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/
Synonyms for "innuendo" (113 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Noun(2 words)
accusalaccusationaccusingallegationallegementallegoryallusionanimadversionarcane meaningarraignmentaspersionassumptionbill of particularsblamebringing of chargesbringing to bookbroad hintcausticitychargeclue
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Strong matches (34)
complaintconnotationcountcuecynicismdelationdenouncementdenunciationgentle hintgestureglimmerglimmeringhintimpeachmentimplicationimplied meaningimportimputationindexindication
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Noun(3 words)
Related words (56)
lawsuitlaying of chargeslibellookmeaningmetaphorical sensenodnuancenudgeoccult meaningovertonepersonal remarkpersonalityplaintpresumptionpresuppositionpromptprosecutionreferencereflection
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reproachsarcasmsatiresatiric witscandalscentsignsignalslursly suggestionspoorsubsensesubsidiary sensesuggestionsuitsuppositionsuspicionsymbolismsymptomtaxingtelltaletingetouchtracktrue billuncomplimentary remarkundercurrentundermeaningundertoneunspoken accusationveiled accusationwhisperwhispering campaignwink
Noun(2 words)
risqué remarksexual insinuation
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6 entriesbedroom innuendocoded remarkdirty innuendopeer insinuationscholarly insinuationveiled remark
Collocations
6 entriesinnuendo laden commentinnuendo laden remarkpolitical innuendoracial innuendosexual innuendoveiled innuendo
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
It's not easy to work under the shadow of innuendo.
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I've had enough of your salacious innuendo.
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She made a devious innuendo about her opponent, who was embarrassed.
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