Synonyms of clues

clues 1 of 2

noun

plural of clue

as in indications

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

vainly searched for a clue to the answer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indications
• cues
• hints
• suggestions
• ideas
• signs
• intimations
• inklings
• suspicions
• leads
• glimpses
• implications
• evidences
• tips
• inferences
• notions
• allusions
• signals
• scents
• mentions
• feelings
• glimmers
• breaths
• keys
• inspirations
• symptoms
• hunches
• winds
• pointers
• insinuations
• whiffs
• innuendos
• guideposts
• tokens
• intuitions
• telltales
• prompts
• premonitions
• flickers
• denotations
• omens
• overtones
• presentiments
• winks
• assistances
• nods
• portents
• harbingers
• tip-offs
• forebodings
• marks
• auguries
• prefigurements
• foretastes
• presages
• foreshadowers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers

clues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clue

as in tells

Related Words

• tells
• informs
• advises
• notifies
• briefs
• instructs
• apprises
• enlightens
• fills in
• familiarizes
• acquaints
• contacts
• phones
• addresses
• telephones
• rings (up)
• gets through (to)
• wises (up)
• buzzes
• calls
• reaches
• communicates (with)
• gets
• keeps up (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clues

Noun

The clues that Swift’s ghost is leaving for Johnson still aren’t really hitting until Johnson’s character starts feeling the effects of the literal poison being fed to her in her coffee and wine and realizes this man may be bad. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Now researchers analyzing data from those collisions have seen an unexpected signal that offers new clues about how the cosmic transition happened eons ago. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026

Lohan’s character uses clues from the recording to attempt to track down the husband. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

The agent had been tasked with identifying the author of a blog post, and was given a set of clues to start off its research. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026

The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Perhaps there are more clues to come in Swift’s broadcast TV future. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Feel like that one comes with some pretty easy context clues. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Swifties searched for Easter eggs in the SVU sketch, indicating there might be clues about her next album. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026