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

• 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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