Antonyms for insinuated

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-sin-yoo-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪt

Definition of insinuated

Origin : 1520s, from Latin insinuatus, past participle of insinuare "to throw in, push in, make a way; creep in, intrude, bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sinuare "to wind, bend, curve," from sinus "a curve, winding." Sense of "to introduce tortuously or indirectly" is from 1640s. Related: Insinuated; insinuating; insinuatingly.

verb hint, suggest
verb force one's way into

Example sentences :

"Do you good," he insinuated, pushing the bottle gently over.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

In secret he insinuated into the lady's ear that she was admired by the prince.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Yes; but she had not been his, insinuated vanity; another had whipped her off before his eyes.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

"And get others to see it, too," I insinuated, with a glance at the bowed back by his side.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

He felt Razumov's reluctance, and insinuated his hand under his arm caressingly.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

"But a woman needs a man to protect and work for her," insinuated Crane.
Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.

Things were being said of him, charges were insinuated, which he declared to himself to be false.
Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope

But as time went on, he insinuated himself into everybody's bones.
Extract from : « Jewish Children » by Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich

But she gave him a glance which insinuated more than all she left unsaid.
Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby

If it was meant to be insinuated that he was untrue to her, she simply disbelieved it.
Extract from : « Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for insinuated

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