His voice squeaked when he retorted her insinuation.
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Insinuation
//ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "insinuation" (226 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (67)
effectembedmenteminenceenchantmentencroachmententranceentreeentrenchmententryepisodeesteemfavorfawneryfawningflunkyismfootlickingforcegentle hintgestureglimmer
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glimmeringgood feelinggraftgraftinggrovelinghandshakinghintholdimpactionimpactmentimpeachmentimpingementimplantationimplicationimportimportanceimportationimportingimpositionimputationincidental powerincomeincomingincursionindexindicationindictmentinfiltrationinfixinfixioninfluenceinfluentialityinfluxinformationinfringementinfusioningoingingressingressioninjectioninklinginoculationinputinroadinsert
Noun(2 words)
Related words (113)
insertionintakeintercalationinterferenceinterjectioninterlineationinterlocutioninterlopinginterpenetrationinterpolationinterpositioninterposureinterruptioninterventionintroductionintrogressionintromissionintrusioninvasionirruption
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Noun(1 words)
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Translations
35 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- докарване noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
- инсинуация noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
- намек noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
- подмазване noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
Catalan
1 entries- insinuació noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Danish
1 entries- insinuation noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
French
2 entries- insinuation noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
- insinuation noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Georgian
2 entries- ინსინუაცია noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
- ინსინუაცია noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
German
4 entries- Anbiedern noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
- Anbiederung noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
- Andeutung noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
- Anspielung noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Italian
1 entries- insinuazione noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كنایه noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Polish
1 entries- insynuacja noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Portuguese
1 entries- insinuação noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Russian
3 entries- инсинуа́ция noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
- инсинуа́ция noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
- намёк noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- insinuacija noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Spanish
2 entries- insinuación noun (act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means)
- insinuación noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Swedish
1 entries- insinuation noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Tagalog
3 entries- parinig noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
- patama noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
- patutsada noun (a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
I'm most definitely not straight and I find the insinuation insulting.
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She made an insinuation about his lack of education.
Source: tatoeba (9517150)
Igor was offended by Anna's insinuation.
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