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insinuate
verb [T] /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/Definition
› to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true: [+ (that)] Are you insinuating (that) I'm losing my nerve? What are you insinuating, Daniel?Suggestions and proposals insinuation
/ɪnˌsɪn.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] › [+ that] We resent these insinuations that we are not capable of leading the company forward.Suggestions and proposals
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SMART Thesaurus: Suggestions & proposals
Synonyms and related words:
- bounce sth off sb phrasal verb
- drop verb (FALL)
- float verb (SUGGEST)
- get at sth phrasal verb (SUGGEST)
- hint noun (INDIRECT STATEMENT)
- hint verb
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- if you take my meaning idiom
- indication noun (SUGGESTION)
- intimate verb
- maybe adverb
- moot verb
- move verb (SUGGEST)
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- postulate noun
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- put sth/sb forward phrasal verb
- suggest verb (PRODUCE AN IDEA)
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