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 Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported. — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Matt Rogers offered some insight into his split from Below Deck star Fraser Olender — hinting that there’s not any drama between them. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 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 The outlet also noted the presence of a Krispy Kreme truck outside the arena, hinting that donuts may also be on the menu. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 1 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 Still, Microsoft posted an image, hinting that the project aims to support a wide range of devices, including smart glasses, headphones, and smartwatches. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026 Ollie Watkins scored four goals in those games, hinting that the England international will continue his strong form by finding the back of the net in Istanbul, too. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 19 May 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

Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Analyst Jeffery Zekauskas added the chemicals and specialty materials maker to the bank's focus list, maintaining its overweight rating and increasing its price target to $76 from $68 — indicating 76% upside from Wednesday's close.

— Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of indicating

Adjective

The silly yellow fruit that became a part of their culture was freighted, from the start, with suggestive meaning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
The screenplay by Rasmus Birch and Kalle makes useful changes on that template, replacing crudely literal-minded aspects with more suggestive ones, paring dialogue to make room for effective visual storytelling.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026

Definition of suggestive

Verb

The reading, which will detail inflation in July, arrives days after government data showed unexpected job losses last month, suggesting strain on the economy as a months-long bout of elevated price hikes weighed on shoppers.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
By suggesting that Black women would willingly place their own children in mortal danger for profit, such narratives provided yet another means of humiliating, degrading and dehumanizing African Americans.

— The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 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

Dating back an astounding sixty-five years, MAD’s iconic sequential art is symbolic of today’s new cybersecurity battlefront.

— Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Right tackle Austin Jackson returned to practice after missing the previous two practices and tight end Greg Dulcich again wore a red jersey, symbolic of no contact.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of symbolic

Adjective

Six of the seven individual plaintiffs were ultimately found responsible for violating FIU Regulation 110, which bans protests and other expressive activities inside university buildings.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The music on the new record is vivid in its storytelling and unapologetically emotional, lyrical and expressive.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026