Synonyms of inkling

inkling

noun

ˈiŋ-kliŋ 

as in indication

a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)

did not give the slightest inkling that he was planning to quit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indication
• clue
• hint
• cue
• suggestion
• idea
• sign
• intimation
• suspicion
• glimpse
• lead
• implication
• evidence
• whiff
• glimmer
• breath
• mention
• scent
• inference
• allusion
• hunch
• insinuation
• wind
• signal
• inspiration
• flicker
• tip
• notion
• intuition
• assistance
• feeling
• innuendo
• token
• premonition
• symptom
• denotation
• presentiment
• key
• overtone
• prompt
• nod
• guidepost
• wink
• pointer
• harbinger
• foretaste
• omen
• foreboding
• telltale
• portent
• tip-off
• presage
• augury
• mark
• foreshadower
• prefigurement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inkling

Then, any feeling of empowerment Rue got from her underworld dealings and religious inklings was squished by a Wire-ish cat-and-mouse game between her suppliers and their federal law-enforcement foils, leading to her death in the finale. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026

My inkling is that if the AI wasn’t explicitly prompted to leverage its mental health capabilities, the user wouldn’t realize that the AI could be helpful to them. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Louisa, all the producers and the writers are putting little inklings that are showing these sprinkles of just who John Tucker is that are going to snowball into things. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

Santa Margarita coach Chris Malec might have had an inkling his team would get an at-large berth. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 May 2026

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