Are you trying to insinuate that a woman could never be as intelligent as a man?!
Source: tatoeba (8466839)
Insinuate
//ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt//
Synonyms for "insinuate" (185 found)
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Strong matches (56)
Related words (92)
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7 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
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Translations
53 translations across 18 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- أَشَارَ verb (hint at (something))
- أَلْمَحَ verb (hint at (something))
- اِنْدَسّ verb (ingratiate oneself)
- تسحّب verb (creep or wind into, to enter gently)
Bulgarian
4 entries- внедря verb (ingratiate oneself)
- внедрявам verb (ingratiate oneself)
- внуша verb (ingratiate oneself)
- внушавам verb (ingratiate oneself)
Catalan
1 entries- insinuar verb (hint at (something))
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 影射 verb (hint at (something))
Czech
4 entries- naznačit verb (hint at (something))
- naznačovat verb (hint at (something))
- protlačit se verb (ingratiate oneself)
- vetřít se verb (ingratiate oneself)
Dutch
1 entries- insinueren verb (hint at (something))
Finnish
4 entries- hivuttautua verb (creep or wind into, to enter gently)
- mielistellä verb (ingratiate oneself)
- tihkua verb (creep or wind into, to enter gently)
- vihjata verb (hint at (something))
French
2 entries- insinuer verb (hint at (something))
- insinuer verb (ingratiate oneself)
German
4 entries- andeuten verb (hint at (something))
- insinuieren verb (hint at (something))
- sich einschleichen verb (ingratiate oneself)
- sich einschmeicheln verb (ingratiate oneself)
Greek
2 entries- υπαινίσσομαι verb (hint at (something))
- υπονοώ verb (hint at (something))
Italian
1 entries- insinuare verb (creep or wind into, to enter gently)
Polish
2 entries- insynuować verb (hint at (something))
- przypochlebiać się verb (ingratiate oneself)
Portuguese
1 entries- insinuar verb (hint at (something))
Russian
3 entries- заи́скивать пе́ред verb (ingratiate oneself)
- намека́ть verb (hint at (something))
- сниска́ть ми́лость verb (ingratiate oneself)
Spanish
1 entries- insinuar verb (hint at (something))
Swedish
1 entries- insinuera verb (hint at (something))
Tagalog
3 entries- iparinig verb (hint at (something))
- magparinig verb (hint at (something))
- paringgan verb (hint at (something))
Ukrainian
2 entries- натяка́ти verb (hint at (something))
- натякну́ти verb (hint at (something))
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
How dare you insinuate that I was lying!
Source: tatoeba (10748346)
She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.
Source: wiktionary
And wilt thou inſinuate what I am? and praiſe me? And ſay I am a Noble Fellow?
Source: wiktionary
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