INSINUATES Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

insinuates

verb

present tense third-person singular of insinuate

as in infiltrates

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way years were needed for the agent to insinuate himself into the terrorist organization

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as in implies

to convey an idea indirectly are you insinuating that I won by cheating?

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as in inserts

to put among or between others quietly insinuated herself among the concertgoers raptly listening to the piano solo

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Recent Examples of insinuates His question insinuates that Mano Majra’s Muslims had been sheltering criminals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 His million Instagram followers think of him as the second coming of Banksy, but plenty more think of him as a peeping Tom, a voyeuristic intruder who insinuates himself into private spaces. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026 Many theories persist as to what happened, whether Tony was killed or whether the cliffhanger insinuates that the mob boss would always live with the possibility of being murdered because of his dangerous profession. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Kyle teases the eventual Meija reveal by calling a huddle onstage with Kyle, Ciara, Carl, Ben and Mia during a break in the action, and insinuates that West got with Amanda for publicity purposes. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 3 June 2026 The proposition has been met with backlash online, as some believe the name insinuates a connection to the president or downplays the importance of the man who donated the land, whom it is named after. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 Schwartzman, though, is comic gold as an inappropriate inlaw while Sessa brightens things up as a broken-hearted sop who insinuates himself with all the elan of a Lab puppy into the neighbor’s next door household. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 In an interview, Piagentini said the poster insinuates violence toward people with opinions that differ. — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025

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The show, which stars Jessica Chastain as an investigator who infiltrates online hate groups to prevent incidents of mad violence.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
This coexistence of the everyday and the extraordinary suggested to me a cinematic way of approaching death – not as a spectacular intrusion, but as a presence that slowly infiltrates daily life.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

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The finding implies that methanol masers are a common product of all planet-forming discs and therefore are produced by processes that are universal in star- and planet-birth, regardless of the protostar's mass.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
This implies demand of roughly 120 million metric tons per year of green ammonia by mid-century.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of implies

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When introduced into another cell, the gene produces a protein that inserts into the cell membrane.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
What should be a relaxing weekend quickly veers off course as Chuck inserts himself into the group and tests the limits of their patience.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of inserts

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Owen Wilson plays an overprotective dad who sneaks his 13-year-old son (Christian Convery) into the festival.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
The titular bed trick refers to the literary device, beloved by Shakespeare and by opera buffa, in which a lover sneaks into a bed and, under cover of darkness, is taken for someone else.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneaks

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MomTok got Taylor on the plane and off to star in The Bachelorette, but not before Dakota worms his way in one last time.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Guiteau eventually worms his way into an audience, ostensibly seeking an ambassadorship for his dubious contributions to the campaign but, in reality, requesting a path to greatness.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025

Definition of worms

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With stimulus checks gone and student loan payments back, Maggiulli suggests the drop may partly be a return to normal.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Data from 2024-2025 suggests that the industry is scaling, with organic cotton initiatives bringing in around 2,062 farmers on approximately 4,600 hectares of farmland, with projections reaching 7,400 hectares by 2025-2026.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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