Synonyms of hints

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noun

plural of hint

1

as in clues

a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)

can't you give me some hint as to where you're taking me?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers

2

as in glimmers

an almost imperceptible sign of something

there was the slightest hint of scorn in her voice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimmers
• touches
• suggestions
• traces
• flickers
• signs
• whiffs
• breaths
• indications
• intimations
• scents
• evidences
• tangs
• winds
• inklings
• marks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saturations
• permeations
• pervasions

3

as in tips

a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert

some helpful hints for cleaning carpet stains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tips
• advice
• recommendations
• suggestions
• instructions
• pointers
• signs
• feedback
• guidance
• observations
• clues
• leads
• directions
• warnings
• signals
• solutions
• reminders
• assistances
• advisements
• answers
• counsel
• prompts
• tip-offs
• briefs
• telltales
• cautions
• urgings

4

as in sprinklings

a very small amount

I detect just a hint of mint in the sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimmers
• sprinklings
• splashes
• touches
• little
• specks
• bits
• traces
• licks
• sparks
• particles
• dabs
• flecks
• shadows
• shades
• suspicions
• streaks
• crumbs
• handfuls
• bites
• slivers
• smells
• smacks
• rays
• nips
• ounces
• drops
• soupçons
• drams
• scruples
• shreds
• spots
• pinches
• dashes
• smidgens
• spatters
• peanuts
• mites
• driblets
• strains
• snaps
• scintillas
• parts
• aces
• drops in the bucket
• skoshes
• grains
• tastes
• dots
• patches
• molecules
• doses
• vestiges
• sections
• nibbles
• portions
• semblances
• fragments
• scraps
• syllables
• jots
• smatterings
• granules
• atoms
• morsels
• minims
• minima
• motes
• iotas
• whits
• shivers
• modicums
• scatterings
• flyspecks
• shards
• chips
• hoots
• tittles
• nubbins
• flakes
• clippings
• splinters
• parings
• smatters
• shavings
• tatters
• shots
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• lots
• quantities
• masses
• heaps
• piles
• deals
• bundles
• mountains
• gobs
• bushels
• stacks
• barrels
• reams
• buckets
• oodles
• scads
• boatloads
• abundances
• pecks
• wads
• fistfuls
• rafts
• messes
• volumes
• much
• wealths
• lashings
• profusions
• surpluses
• excesses
• potfuls
• plenties
• passels
• embarrassments
• slabs
• chunks
• bonanzas
• overflows
• superfluities
• overages
• lumps
• overmuch
• hunks
• overabundances
• surfeits
• oversupplies
• superabundances
• overkills

hints

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hint

as in indicates

to convey an idea indirectly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicates
• implies
• suggests
• alludes
• refers
• intimates
• infers
• mentions
• signals
• points
• insinuates
• signifies
• smells (of)
• signalizes
• adverts
• smacks (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• announces
• declares
• explains
• proclaims
• describes
• spells out
• elucidates
• delineates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hints

Noun

Instead measure it by improvement, bright spots and hints of hope. — Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

That’s the Stuart who shows up periodically to give them clues or hints to try to help them on their way. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Murphy, meanwhile, offered up a few more hints ahead of the show airing on Thursday night. — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

Everything else—content, priorities, hints and secondary scenarios—can adapt. — Polina Chebanova, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Enter the comments section to see hints, conversation, helpful tips and creative content from other solvers. — New York Times Games, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2026

Surrounded by towering trees, Kitch-iti-kipi’s surface pulls rich green and teal hues during the spring and summer; splashes of orange and yellow during the fall; and hints of white come winter. — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Longoria’s hair was set in a deep part and styled in beachy face-framing waves, while her makeup was bright and bronzy with hints of peachy pink to compliment the star’s skintone. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Fashion-watchers looking for hints on which trends will dominate between now and the Oscars next March will still have some guesswork to do. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

While historians might argue that there is no contest, the question hints knowingly at the novelist’s counter-argument. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

The fact Dodson and Gay played in the preseason finale hints that they could be released this weekend. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

One of the photos released shows the pair of friends-turned-secret-lovers in bed together, while another shot of them facing each other in a bathroom hints that there’s tension lingering. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Research hints that this precipitous drop in estrogen may affect how our brains age. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Long Term Planning Is Key Since the filing hints that Warner’s estate might lack the means to satisfy the lawsuit’s claims, Tenisha is targeting the Warner Family Trust, which potentially holds the majority of his assets, to make her whole. — Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The film’s ending scene hints that the battle against the infected may not be over. — Rachael Jung, Variety, 26 July 2026

There’s, of course, also hints of early-aughts influence sprinkled in, with low-rise versions of this pant becoming more popular by the day. — Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 20 June 2026

This hints that placing an order and being served with no human interaction may become as ordinary as having a robot complete your household chores. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026