Definition of imputationnext
as in insinuation
a slyly or subtly derogatory remark I resent the imputation that I'm nice to Grandmother because she has money

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Recent Examples of imputation There’s a greater likelihood that inflation data will have a higher level of imputations, noted RBC’s Reid. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 Bank of America estimates that a combination of different-cell imputation and the varied impact of tariffs likely will alter the headline CPI reading by only a basis point or two — 0.01 or 0.02 percentage point. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 While loans can be made without interest that might trigger the imputation of interest under the tax rules. Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 That kind of guess is known as single imputation. Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for imputation
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Noun
  • The Plums prickle at the lap-dog insinuation.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Believing our conduct improper, the villagers began to make insinuations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Just attack and make all kinds of innuendo and attacks with no substance.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
  • Yes, a few zingers hit their target, and some sly innuendoes tap into He-Man’s gay following.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Baldoni, who denied the allegations, filed a gargantuan defamation suit for $400 million against Lively and her camp, as well as a $250 million libel suit against The New York Times’ coverage of the claims.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
  • Sabellico sued him for libel, arguing those comments were malicious and defamatory.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026

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“Imputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputation. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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