INKLINGS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of inklings 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 Then Kilmartin defuses any lingering judgmental inklings the audience may retain by warning that many of them will become single parents one day. —

John Roy, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026 However, researchers had inklings that there were other mechanisms to tone down immune responses, ones outside the thymus. —

Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025 Labor Day is the unofficial wave-off to summer—though not the heat—as kids return back to school, beach days wind down, and the first inklings of a fall breeze begin to blow through the South. —

Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025 On set, Hoberg felt the ongoing inklings of a hit; from Brown and Fogelman’s leadership by example, to Brown and James Marsden beginning to film scenes together, to seeing the performance that would mint Nicholson a double nominee this year. —

Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Researchers studied her cells by cultivating them in a laboratory and saw indications of a selective advantage, with healthy skin cells favored over diseased ones.

— Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
And in last night’s ninth inning, in the midst of plenty of indications the Padres have problems, there was a moment that might have provided a sign that Tatis is still Tatis — and maybe even has grown into a more complete version of himself.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026