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adjective in·sin·u·at·ing \in-ˈsin-yə-ˌwā-tiŋ, -yü-ˌā-\

Definition of insinuating

  1. 1 :  winning favor and confidence by imperceptible degrees :  ingratiating

  2. 2 :  tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner insinuating remarks

insinuatingly

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Examples of insinuating in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of insinuating

1591

insinuating Synonyms

Synonyms
disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome
Antonyms
unendearing, uningratiating
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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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