Insinuating synonyms and antonyms

ĭn-sĭn'yo͝o-ā'tĭng

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pain (related)
Purposefully contrived to gain favor
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suggestive
Tending to suggest or imply.
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ingratiatory
Purposefully contrived to gain favor
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saccharine
Of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar or saccharin; sweet.
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suggest (related)
Provoking a change of outlook and especially gradual doubt and suspicion
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ingratiating
Pleasing; agreeable:
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adumbrating
To disclose partially or guardedly.
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intimating
To intimate is defined as to suggest something without being direct.
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suggesting
To ask for without demanding.
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penetrating
To penetrate is to pass into or through something.
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introducing
To introduce is defined as to present, put in, begin or bring in.
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inserting
To put or introduce into the body of something; interpolate:
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infusing
To introduce (a solution) into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.
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indicating
To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:
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implying
To indicate indirectly or by allusion; hint; suggest; intimate
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implanting
To insert (something) surgically into the body.
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hinting
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
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maneuvering
To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
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injecting
To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
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infiltrating
(Intransitive, of an intravenous needle) To move from a vein, remaining in the body.
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worming
(Intransitive, figuratively) To work one's way by artful or devious means.
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working
To function; operate:
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winding
Wind can also mean to wrap something around or to turn a handle of a clock so that the clock will work properly.
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edging
To put a border or edge on:
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withholding (antonym)
To keep in check; restrain:
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hiding (antonym)
To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
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concealing (antonym)
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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dashing (antonym)
To move swiftly or impetuously; rush
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pushing (antonym)
(--- Slang) To sell (a narcotic) illegally:
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instilling (related)
To put in drop by drop
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referring (related)
Refer is defined as to direct to for something needed, or to make a reference.
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proposing (related)
To suggest drinking (a toast)
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mentioning (related)
To cite for honor
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showing (related)
To bestow; to confer.
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entering (related)
To put into; insert
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sugary
Of behavior, exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion.
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Insinuating Sentence Examples

  • Moreover, under insinuating and crafty pretexts, Henry IV.

  • In the Vaishnava camp, on the other hand, the cult of Krishna, and more especially that of the youthful Krishna, can scarcely fail to exert an influence which, if of a subtler and more insinuating, is not on that account of a less demoralizing kind.

  • Archbishop Stone, who never married, was a man of remarkably handsome appearance, and his manners were "eminently seductive and insinuating."

  • Hitherto Catherine had been merely the resigned and neglected wife of Henry II., and though eloquent, insinuating and ambitious, she had been inactive.

  • His eloquence was in turn majestic, fierce, playful, insinuating; his gesticulation natural, vivid, large, powerful.

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