insinuating

insinuating

adj

Definition of INSINUATING

1

: winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees : ingratiating

2

: tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner <insinuating remarks>

— in·sin·u·at·ing·ly adverb

Examples of INSINUATING

1. <the fortune hunter's insinuating attentions were having their intended effect on the naive heiress>

First Known Use of INSINUATING

1591

Related to INSINUATING

Synonyms: disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome

Antonyms: unendearing, uningratiating

Related Words: adorable, charming, likable (or likeable), lovable (also loveable); affecting, poignant, touching; adulatory, deferential, effusive, flattering, fulsome, groveling (or grovelling), kowtowing, obsequious, servile, sycophantic; drooling, oleaginous, slavering, slobbering; saccharine, soapy, sugary, unctuous

Near Antonyms: alienating, disaffecting, displeasing; repugnant, repulsive; arrogant, disdainful, haughty, insolent, proud, scornful

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