Synonyms of insinuations

insinuations

noun

plural of insinuation

as in imputations

a slyly or subtly derogatory remark

the insinuation that there were considerations other than love for the actor having such a high-profile wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imputations
• innuendos
• suggestions
• slanders
• libels
• aspersions
• insults
• smears
• indignities
• slights
• intimations
• slurs
• epithets
• digs
• affronts
• hints
• inklings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insinuations

The insinuations of business hucksterism are one thing that could provoke him, more intimate details are another. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Coverage of the story dovetailed with a hail of memes and insinuations online that Crockett is a zealot or a pretend cowboy out of his depth. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Ormund makes insinuations that his cousin is gay, which makes Ormund at once the most outwardly homophobic and sexist character in the show presently. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The singer laughed off illicit insinuations that have taken the internet by storm since video of the interview went viral. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Of course, Franken himself succumbed to the same type of allegations and insinuations. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026

Conservative Justices, bristling at insinuations of bias or partisanship, like to point to the significant share of cases that are decided unanimously. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Believing our conduct improper, the villagers began to make insinuations. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

But whatever one thinks of Massie’s anti-Israel activism and anti-Jewish insinuations, neither was the reason he was excised. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026