insinuating

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A form of insinuate — To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of insinuate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecalculated to please or gain favor

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ingratiatingingratiatoryflattering
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flatteringingratiatingingratiatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

insinuating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuating

MLA

“insinuating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insinuating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insinuating.

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