Synonyms of intimation

intimation

noun

ˌin-tə-ˈmā-shən 

as in indication

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

the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was going contrary to predictions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intimation

Spokespeople for World Liberty Financial and the White House have repeatedly pushed back against any intimations of conflicts of interest. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026

Meltzer has a notorious record of erroneous reporting, and his intimation that LA Knight will be Brock Lesnar suggests this will not be the direction. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Mar. 2026

Sure, there’s the intimation of a world gone to pieces, whether from a quantum apocalypse or an ecological catastrophe; there’s the presentation of a modern self, stripped of its qualities and evacuated of purpose. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

The official announcement did not mention any such official plans, but there are intimations that some type of bundling could be part of the strategy in the future. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025