Synonyms of cue

cue 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in indication

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

taking a cue from nature, scientists are developing safe and effective insecticides using insect hormones

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer

cue

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in queue

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

the cue to get tickets to the concert moved with agonizing slowness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• queue
• line
• column
• train
• file
• row
• string
• range
• sequence
• rank
• chain
• succession
• progression
• tier
• echelon
• array

cue

3 of 3

verb

as in to line

Related Words

• line
• line up
• queue
• align
• sequence
• file
• set out
• place
• set
• prioritize
• display
• map (out)
• unscramble
• emplace
• proportion
• equalize
• alphabetize
• order
• even
• organize
• standardize
• balance
• classify
• array
• marshal
• dispose
• hierarchize
• lay out
• arrange
• draw up
• groom
• make up
• codify
• range
• systematize
• spruce (up)
• regularize
• straighten (up)
• tidy (up)

Dissimilar Words

• disarray
• disarrange
• derange
• mess (up)
• muss (up)
• disorder
• rumple
• misalign

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cue

Noun

Our work shows that expressive cues appear to shift how people perceive a mistake out of the category of technical malfunction and into the category of social violation, like those that happen between people. — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Take a cue from this street style look by pairing a khaki wrap skirt with a tank tank for a tonal outfit that feels effortlessly polished. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Jack White served as the show’s deadpan musical director, cueing music off a boombox and joking with Colbert during the hour-long episode. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 May 2026

At the movies, mysterious disappearances that cue a hero’s rescue mission are usually those of young women and girls, preferably white, bonus points for blonde. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2026