Words Like INSINUATION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to INSINUATION.

3 Alternative Words Similar to insinuation

1 Innuendo Noun      Synonym Words Like Innuendo
2 Ingratiation Noun      Synonym Words Like Ingratiation
3 Hint Noun      Synonym Words Like Hint

1 examples of insinuation

1 slander may be conveyed by insinuations

10 definitions of insinuation

1 The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
2 The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; -- formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
3 The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
4 That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion.
5 an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
6 the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
7 The act, process, or practice of insinuating.
8 Something insinuated, especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion.
9 The act of insinuating; a creeping or winding in; a tortuous or stealthy passage, as into crevices, or (figuratively) into favor or affection.
10 The art or power of pleasing and stealing into the affections.
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