Synonyms of insinuated

insinuated 1 of 2

adjective

as in hinted

Related Words

• hinted
• suggested
• interpreted
• intimated
• inferred
• unsaid
• untold
• presumed
• undeclared
• implied
• unannounced
• construed
• unspoken
• tacit
• unexpressed
• implicit
• unvoiced
• wordless

Dissimilar Words

• explicit
• stated
• express
• obvious
• evident
• apparent
• manifest
• plain
• expressed
• spoken
• voiced
• straightforward
• blatant
• unmistakable
• unequivocal
• unambiguous

insinuated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of insinuate

1

as in infiltrated

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way

years were needed for the agent to insinuate himself into the terrorist organization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infiltrated
• inserted
• sneaked
• slipped
• introduced
• wormed
• wound
• worked in
• wriggled
• wiggled
• crept
• edged
• interpolated
• interposed

2

as in implied

to convey an idea indirectly

are you insinuating that I won by cheating?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• implied
• indicated
• hinted
• suggested
• alluded
• intimated
• referred
• inferred
• mentioned
• pointed
• signaled
• signified
• adverted
• signalized
• smelled (of)
• smacked (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• announced
• declared
• proclaimed
• explained
• described
• elucidated
• spelled out
• delineated

3

as in inserted

to put among or between others

quietly insinuated herself among the concertgoers raptly listening to the piano solo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inserted
• introduced
• interjected
• injected
• interspersed
• added
• interpolated
• fitted (in or into)
• interposed
• worked in
• intercalated
• sandwiched (in or between)
• installed
• cut in
• edged in
• shoved
• wedged
• thrust
• appended
• wove
• attached
• inlaid
• inset
• larded
• interlined
• crammed
• interfiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluded
• eliminated
• extracted
• withdrew
• expelled
• deducted
• rejected
• detached
• ejected
• subtracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insinuated

Verb

But that has yet to happen because, as Vrabel insinuated, the team does not want to stunt his development at tackle. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Hawaiian Airlines first insinuated that my credit card was declined. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

Beginning with the Beat Generation, slowly and gently, like pot smoke seeping from a college dorm room, America’s counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s insinuated itself in unlikely places with unexpected results. — Lewis Jacobsen, Air Mail, 23 May 2026

But Finch insinuated that’s also a team issue. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026

Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order. — Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026

This is because the girls are both insinuated to be June’s daughters. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

Mora insinuated that an honest-to-goodness QB battle in FoCo could continue through the summer months. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026

In fact, the structure, tropes, character types, and expressive language of opera insinuated themselves into film from the very beginning. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026