Synonyms of inklings

inklings

noun

plural of inkling

as in indications

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inklings

The first inklings of this emerge when camp director Beth (Janeane Garofalo) meets astrophysicist Professor Henry Newman (David Hyde Pierce), who is vacationing in a cabin near the camp. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Then, any feeling of empowerment Rue got from her underworld dealings and religious inklings was squished by a Wire-ish cat-and-mouse game between her suppliers and their federal law-enforcement foils, leading to her death in the finale. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026

Louisa, all the producers and the writers are putting little inklings that are showing these sprinkles of just who John Tucker is that are going to snowball into things. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

The decision came in mid-March after catching inklings of the shutdown's impacts. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026

Although theorists already had inklings that a magnetar’s tempestuous birth might help explain superluminous supernovae, clinching the case proved difficult. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026

As inklings of Hudson Williams‘ potential Saturday Night Live cameo percolated in the days leading up to his Heated Rivalry co-star Connor Storrie‘s debut hosting gig, the Canadian actor glided onto Studio 8H ice during a sketch. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026

Even before the photo, members had inklings their search histories were being monitored by the DOJ, which on Monday began allowing lawmakers to review unredacted versions of the files. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026

Almost 25 years ago, when the Department of Homeland Security was first proposed, there were inklings, even among supporters, that things might someday come to this. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026