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insinuation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ingratiation |
| Type of | blandishment, wheedling |
she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor.
insinuation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | innuendo |
| Type of | implication |
| Derivation | insinuate |
Examples of insinuation
insinuation
Your insinuation of an agenda on my part is quite quaint but entirely unfounded.
From the guardian.co.uk
Not really getting the insinuation that Red Dwarf is for singles with no friends?
From the guardian.co.uk
The insinuation was that he needed to get angry first to make the transformation.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Insinuation without explicitly accusing Blaxill and Larson of having an affair.
From the scienceblogs.com
This comes from fraud and deception, overexaggeration, puffery and insinuation.
From the time.com
As far as I can tell, that insinuation is still as incorrect as it was a week ago.
From the techcrunch.com
The insinuation should simply have been treated with the contempt it deserves.
From the nzherald.co.nz
If anything, there was insinuation that Gore's material, like Dr. Fox's, was bogus.
From the newscientist.com
Your insinuation regarding a pretended Muslim invasion of France lets me speechless.
From the economist.com
- An indirect (and usually malicious) implication
- Ingratiation: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"
- (insinuate) introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"
- (insinuate) intimate: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
- (insinuating) ingratiating: calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"
- An innuendo is a baseless invention of thoughts or ideas. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation), that works obliquely by allusion. ...
- (insinuate) To make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means; To creep, wind, or flow into; To enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices; To ingratiate oneself; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning; To hint at (something); to suggest or ...
- (insinuate) to suggest unpleasantly
- Hint, suggestion, reference, implication
