A word for hint

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1. hint

   Advert, mention, and refer are used of language that more or less distinctly utters a certain thought; the others of language from which it may be inferred. We allude to a matter slightly, perhaps by a word or phrase, as it were in byplay; we advert to it when we turn from our path to treat it; we refer to it by any clear utterance that distinctly turns the mind or attention to it; as, marginal figures refer to a parallel passage; we mention a thing by explicit word, as by naming it. The speaker adverted to the recent disturbances and the remissness of certain public officers; tho he mentioned no name, it was easy to see to whom he alluded. One may hint at a thing in a friendly way, but what is insinuated is always unfavorable, generally both hostile and cowardly. One may indicate his wishes, intimate his plans, imply his opinion, signify his will, suggest a course of action. Compare SUGGESTION.

   Synonyms:
   advert, allude, imply, indicate, insinuate, intimate, mention, point, refer, signify, suggest

   Preposition:
   The passage evidently alludes to the Jewish Passover.

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hint, intimation, breathnoun

   an indirect suggestion

   «not a breath of scandal ever touched her»

   Synonyms:
   lead, breathing space, jot, breathing spell, touch, glimmer, breather, tip, glimmering, intimation, inkling, soupcon, clue, wind, speck, trace, pinch, mite, breathing place, tinge, confidential information, breath, steer, suggestion, breathing time

2. hint, cluenoun

   a slight indication

   Synonyms:
   lead, jot, touch, cue, clew, tip, intimation, soupcon, clue, wind, speck, trace, pinch, mite, tinge, confidential information, breath, steer, suggestion

3. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupconnoun

   a slight but appreciable amount

   «this dish could use a touch of garlic»

   Synonyms:
   touch, touch sensation, signature, intimation, mite, jot, wind, spot, apprehension, corpuscle, sense of touch, exigency, cutaneous senses, suggestion, confidential information, lead, arrest, touch modality, tactile sensation, tinge, soupcon, ghost, pinch, speck, touching, particle, clue, taking into custody, steer, undertone, tactual sensation, skin senses, jotting, molecule, atom, pinpoint, collar, emergency, tweak, breath, feeling, contact, catch, trace, tip, mote

4. trace, hint, suggestionnoun

   a just detectable amount

   «he speaks French with a trace of an accent»

   Synonyms:
   lead, jot, touch, steer, proposition, prompting, shadow, ghost, intimation, tincture, soupcon, clue, wind, speck, trace, tip, pinch, vestige, proffer, mite, mesmerism, tinge, confidential information, breath, tracing, suggestion, hypnotism

5. tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hintverb

   an indication of potential opportunity

   «he got a tip on the stock market»; «a good lead for a job»

   Synonyms:
   touch, flatus, mite, farting, lead-in, wind, crest, atomic number 82, nothingness, pinch, crown, suggestion, jot, confidential information, bakshis, peak, leading, breaking wind, soupcon, bullock, point, pourboire, tether, lead, wind instrument, lead story, trail, clue, baksheesh, lede, winding, steer, tinge, leash, gratuity, fart, star, malarkey, idle words, malarky, bakshish, jazz, jumper cable, jumper lead, air current, booster cable, intimation, principal, current of air, top, trace, pencil lead, breath, tip, speck, summit, backsheesh, track, spark advance, twist

6. hint, suggestverb

   drop a hint; intimate by a hint

   Synonyms:
   propose, indicate, suggest, evoke, intimate, advise, paint a picture

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1. hintverb

   Synonyms:
   suggest, intimate, insinuate, allude to, refer to, hint at, glance at, just mention, give an inkling of

2. hintnoun

   Synonyms:
   intimation, suggestion, insinuation, allusion, slight mention

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1. hintnoun

   Synonyms:
   allusion, suggestion, insinuation, intimation, innuendo, inkling

2. hintverb

   Synonyms:
   intimate, suggest, imply, allude to, refer

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1. Edward Moya:

   Powell’s Jackson Hole speech did not mention a mid-cycle adjustment and investors could take that as a hint that he is probably closer to an easing cycle than just seeing a couple of rate cuts.

2. Helen Luke:

   Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that transforming laughter without which no hint of the ultimate reality of the opposites can be faintly intuited.

3. Charalambos Pissouros:

   With all that in mind, it will be interesting to see what the two officials have to say on the matter, and whether Powell will hint at other ways in stimulating the U.S, economy from a monetary policy front, the U.S. government has yet to agree with Congress on a new fiscal package, something that makes the case for the Fed to act in December more likely.

4. SwRIsHunter:

   The dynamic interface of a complex core and seawater could potentially create energy sources that might support life, while we have not found evidence of the presence of microbial life in the ocean of Enceladus, the growing evidence for chemical disequilibrium offers a tantalizing hint that habitable conditions could exist beneath the moons icy crust.

5. David Goldwyn:

   Fixing the SPR is job one, because it doesn’t do any good unless you are able to use it, but it was disappointing to see … there was no hint that would be the limit of the raid on the reserve.

• nápověda, klíč, narážka, náznak, vodítkoCzech
• HinweisGerman
• indirecta, dar un indicioSpanish
• hitunen, aavistus, vihje, vihjaista, vihjataFinnish
• faire allusion, indication, soupçonFrench
• leidIrish
• gliocasScottish Gaelic
• pista, indicioGalician
• רמזHebrew
• accenno, aiuto, allusione, suggerimento, indizio, drittaItalian
• 手がかり, ヒント, ほのめかすJapanese
• whakamōhio, tīwhiriMāori
• aanwijzingDutch
• antyde, hinteNorwegian
• toque, quêPortuguese
• случай, подсказка, намекнуть, наводка, намёк, возможность, шанс, намекатьRussian
• ledtråd, antydan, vinkSwedish
• 暗示Chinese

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