imputations

noun

plural of imputation
as in insinuations
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 imputations 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imputations
  1. insinuations
  2. innuendos
Noun
  • Conservative Justices, bristling at insinuations of bias or partisanship, like to point to the significant share of cases that are decided unanimously.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Believing our conduct improper, the villagers began to make insinuations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Definition of insinuations
Noun
  • All the trappings of rage—the non-descriptive mentions of drug intake, the unspecified sadness, the shock-rock innuendos—are unshakeable.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 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
Definition of innuendos

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“Imputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputations. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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