insinuation
[noun]
Synonyms: implication, allusion, aspersion, hint, innuendo, slur, suggestion

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Related Words: hint, hinting, implication, implying, intimation, suggestion, animadversion, aspersion, reflection, ascription, imputation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧sin‧u‧a‧tion /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ noun

1. [countable] something that someone says which seems to mean something unpleasant, but does not say this openly:
She rejected the insinuation that she was partly to blame.

2. [uncountable] when someone says something insinuating

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

insinuation
noun
ADJ. veiled
VERB + INSINUATION make | resent I deeply resent the insinuation that I'm only interested in the money.
PREP. ~ about Why did you make those veiled insinuations about me?
~ against insinuations against the unsuccessful candidate

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲