Synonyms of cues

cues 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of cue

as in clues

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers

cues

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of cue

as in lines

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

• lines
• queues
• columns
• strings
• trains
• files
• rows
• ranges
• ranks
• sequences
• chains
• tiers
• progressions
• arrays
• successions
• echelons

cues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cue

as in queues

Related Words

• lines
• queues
• aligns
• sequences
• lines up
• places
• files
• sets
• displays
• emplaces
• maps (out)
• sets out
• prioritizes
• proportions
• orders
• unscrambles
• ranges
• alphabetizes
• marshals
• balances
• systematizes
• hierarchizes
• classifies
• organizes
• arrays
• standardizes
• arranges
• lays out
• equalizes
• disposes
• grooms
• codifies
• evens
• regularizes
• straightens (up)
• draws up
• makes up
• tidies (up)
• spruces (up)

Dissimilar Words

• disorders
• disarranges
• deranges
• rumples
• messes (up)
• musses (up)
• disarrays
• misaligns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cues

Noun

Joseph is also reading social cues. —Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

As the pasta cooks, watch for visual cues that signal doneness. —Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026

Kurtsie has become more relaxed and confident, taking behavioral cues from Bakari’s calm demeanor around caretakers. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026

Kurtsie is becoming more relaxed and confident by the day and is often taking behavioral cues from Bakari, who continues to become more social and playful as a result. —Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026

Other effective strategies include thoughtful classroom seating that minimizes distractions and improves access to visual and verbal cues. —Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026

Pitchers can adjust their body positioning to limit visual cues. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

But many observant passengers often watch cabin crew throughout the flight for unspoken safety cues, too. —Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026

Starbucks representatives say its app can avoid this pitfall by reacting to feelings described or environmental cues rather than user history. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026