CLUES Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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clues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clue

as in tells

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Recent Examples of clues

Noun

People close to Machado were tortured and questioned about her whereabouts, and state agents ransacked El Bejucal, searching for clues. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 London — Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on Monday, making few detailed policy statements but offering plenty of clues about the nature of his premiership. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Tools exist to track productivity fluctuations, absenteeism and other performance indicators for clues into employees’ state of mind. — Jennifer Lee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 July 2026 The site had been cordoned off by daybreak Monday as dozens of Thai forensic officers combed for clues about what caused the fire. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 No one has put all the pieces together yet, but over the last few years, some major new clues have emerged. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 By Monday morning, the site had been cordoned off as dozens of Thai forensic officers combed through the burned remains for clues about what caused the fire. — CBS News, 12 July 2026 These are huge clues to a fabric's authenticity and potential value. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clues

Noun

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in his evening address on Friday that intelligence assessments indicated that Russia was preparing missiles for a large attack, saying there were indications that this could happen in the next 48 hours.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The delay does not preclude all the parties involved from striking a settlement deal that would clear the path for the merger, though there are no indications that the cases are heading in that direction.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of indications

Verb

The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of tells

Verb

That positioning informs the accompanying campaign, filmed in Miami by director Bardia Zeinali, photographed by Stuart Winecoff and styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds.

— Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of informs

Noun

Wolf offered hints of rotational usefulness last season, but his clock-killing, ball-stopping dribbles to nowhere stood out more in a summer-league environment where his team was actually trying to win.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 July 2026
There were grassy agave notes, but tasters also mentioned piney, forest flavors, and hints of aromatic cinnamon.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026

Definition of hints

Noun

Rodríguez has rejected suggestions that authorities understated the disaster, saying the government releases only casualty figures that have been fully verified and would not speculate about the final toll.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
In these cases, models can make confident but wrong suggestions that can only be solved by cleaning up the data.

— Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of suggestions

Verb

The Monetary Authority of Singapore added the platform to its Investor Alert List in June, which publicly notifies people that an entity is neither licensed nor authorized in the city-state.

— Anniek Bao,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026
So, his company has turned instead to an app, Zello, run by a private company, which notifies locals of Russian drones flying nearby.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026