Synonyms for insinuate
verb
To make an indirect hint
imply, suggest, intimate; see hint, mention, propose 1, refer 2.
To introduce slowly or artfully
infuse, instill, ingratiate, slip in, sneak in, worm in, work in, edge in, ease in, insert gradually, infiltrate, inject, maneuver, foist oneself, horn in*, muscle in*; see also instill.
Antonyms push*, dash, crowd. See syn. study at suggest.suggest.
See insinuate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To introduce gradually and slyly:
edge, foist, infiltrate, wind2, work, worm. See enterTo convey an idea by indirect, subtle means:
hint, imply, intimate2, suggest. Idiom: drop a hint. See show, suggest
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