HINTING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

hinting 1 of 2

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

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 In one Instagram post, Gomez also shared a look at her fresh dark red hair, hinting that her character Mabel may undergo a major hair transformation this season. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026 Wilde thanked producer Megan Ellison at Annapurna for getting on board with her desire to get the film into cinemas, and agreeing to accept A24‘s theatrical offer, hinting that the streamers had gone higher. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026 While challenges like corporate and political opposition exist, similar hurdles were overcome when the 40-hour week was adopted, hinting this could be the next evolution of work. — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 But by that September, Kelce was hinting his efforts had achieved some success. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Winners 1) Xavier Becerra — Only two months ago, the low-key former California attorney general was polling at just 5%, stuck in a distant sixth place in the governor’s race and one of the candidates party leaders were hinting should drop out. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 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

Additionally, the hoard contained both Arab and Anglo-Saxon coins, indicating the Vikings’ involvement in broader economic exchange between Europe and Southwest Asia during this period.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Among adult pedestrians killed in nighttime crashes, about a third had blood alcohol levels indicating intoxication; so did about 20% of those killed during the day.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of indicating

Adjective

At the time, fans were quick to point out that the majority of the crew members seen in the clip were men, while Sweeney was sitting in a suggestive pose.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Messages in 2024 between Johnson and Duffey revealed the two men used suggestive language.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggestive

Verb

Also recommended will be screen time limits, suggesting a cap of 30 minutes for those through fifth grade, and 45 minutes through eighth grade.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 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

Grieving families were made visible, giving voice and shape to those who were lost, as people held symbolic burial rites or went on their own journeys to look for loved ones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Mukunda Rijal said his cousins and their daughters had not been found, prompting the family to perform a symbolic funeral for them.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of symbolic

Adjective

There is no doubt the quality of players that managers have available plays a massive part in how expressive their style becomes but as ideas go, Luis Enrique’s use of his wide players last season definitely set PSG apart.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Hüller is mesmerizing in what initially feels like a silent-film performance, magnificently expressive and physical, before the emotional wallop of the final act.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026