Synonyms of inkling

inkling

noun

ˈiŋ-kliŋ 

as in indication

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

did not give the slightest inkling that he was planning to quit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indication
• clue
• hint
• cue
• suggestion
• idea
• sign
• intimation
• suspicion
• glimpse
• lead
• implication
• evidence
• whiff
• glimmer
• breath
• mention
• scent
• inference
• allusion
• hunch
• insinuation
• wind
• signal
• inspiration
• flicker
• tip
• notion
• intuition
• assistance
• feeling
• innuendo
• token
• premonition
• symptom
• denotation
• presentiment
• key
• overtone
• prompt
• nod
• guidepost
• wink
• pointer
• harbinger
• foretaste
• omen
• foreboding
• telltale
• portent
• tip-off
• presage
• augury
• mark
• foreshadower
• prefigurement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inkling

Waterfowl biologists involved in the restoration efforts probably had little inkling of the adaptability of Canada geese to urban areas. — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Cleveland star point guard James Harden was always expected to decline his player option, long before there was any public inkling that James would leave the Lakers in free agency. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Realizing even an inkling of this Truth will lead to freer lives. — Suzanne Riedel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

During his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh had no inkling that his work would become one of the world’s most famous paintings. — Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

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