Synonyms of intimations

intimations

noun

plural of intimation

as in indications

a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)

the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was going contrary to predictions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intimations

There is, in the cold, rational, and most-of-all humorless heart of Defoe, intimations of a world to come (which is our own). — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Two revelations, or at least intimations, especially stand out, both involving elections and Musk’s alleged techno- surveilling means of moving them for Republicans. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Any intimations of exclusivity have gone out the window, just like the liquor bottles, condoms — and one TV — flung from balconies. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Lately, those intimations have hit closer to home. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026

Spokespeople for World Liberty Financial and the White House have repeatedly pushed back against any intimations of conflicts of interest. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026

The official announcement did not mention any such official plans, but there are intimations that some type of bundling could be part of the strategy in the future. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025