HINTING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in implying

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hinting

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verb

present participle of hint

as in indicating

to convey an idea indirectly kept hinting that she wouldn't mind an invitation to spend the weekend at their beach house

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Recent Examples of hinting

Verb

Shannon and Duff, 39, started off with a game of truth or drink, with the singer demurring on naming her bffs, but hinting that some are definitely a wilder time out than others. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026 Trump’s subordinates have been hinting for months that ICE agents or other federal officers may turn up at polling places on Election Day. — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 The filmmaker was hinting heavily at what might be in store for the festival’s surprise screening Wednesday evening at the Institut Lumière. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 With the midterms coming up and the administration hinting generally at more budget cuts in the past week, educators here want to spread the word. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The performance underscores the capability of Nvidia's chips, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hinting that OpenAI will be using even more computing power from the company going forward. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 The storyline will play out as OA is embedded into Anna’s operation, with Weiss hinting to the outlet that the rest of the team should be clued in sooner rather than later during season 9. — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 The lines between Olive and Adam start to blur as the trailer continues, hinting that these two might not be fake dating anymore. — Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026 Your recourse at this point is talking directly to the supervisor rather than hinting about your displeasure. — R Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinting

Adjective

Who leaves, when, and how, is often interpreted, with a senior leader's early departure potentially shifting meeting energy or implying disapproval, while a junior's might be seen differently.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
The article spends considerable time questioning the first while implying doubts about the second.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026

Definition of implying

Verb

These concerns reflect broader national trends indicating that for most voters, their number-one issue is the economy.

— Cameron Williams, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
In 2025, Swift detected a compound called hydroxyl on the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, indicating the presence of water.

— Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of indicating

Adjective

The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggestive

Verb

Along with the wealth of studies suggesting a reliance on these tools impacts critical thinking , many school districts are wary of thrusting a technology that’s become synonymous with effortless cheating at school assignments into students’ hands.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Nov. 2026
Scientists studying the phenomenon say there are patches of desert in bloom where flowers have never previously been recorded, suggesting that bulbs have remained dormant there since before the phenomenon was first studied in detail in 1997.

— John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Adjective

Rather than viewing the insinuating and undeniably creepy Gacy as an inherent threat, Macmanus finds the tragedy in the disparate and desperate circumstances amid which Gacy might have represented an illusion of hope.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
In the process, the day-to-day nightmare of Dana’s new reality gets lost, even if the more insinuating discomfort of her present-day reality has been enhanced.

— Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2022

Definition of insinuating

Adjective

If a small team can build something playable and expressive enough to assess earlier, the expensive decisions can come later, when there is a much better sense of what works.

— Ben Feder, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Students and faculty shouldn’t have to finance years of litigation to enjoy the expressive freedoms their universities promise.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026