Antonyms for inkling


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ingk-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪŋk lɪŋ


Definition of inkling

Origin :
  • c.1400, apparently from the gerund of Middle English verb inclen "utter in an undertone, hint at, hint" (mid-14c.), which is of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old English inca "doubt, suspicion."
  • noun idea, clue
Example sentences :
  • A day's visit from Paris will give you an inkling of this, but only an inkling.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Then the parson had his first inkling that the strange visitor must be mad.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • I should judge, from that, he has an inkling of its value, and wants merely to corroborate it.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • When they had had sufficient to eat and drink he allowed them to get an inkling of what was in his mind.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Force was useless: in some trick lay the chance; and I had already an inkling of what we must do.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • We had an inkling that we might be able to engage ourselves at some of the shows.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • He appears to have an inkling of the truth that to the higher nature of man evil is involuntary.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • That she has no inkling of our presence is proven, since she has cast anchor round the headland.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • But there would be a tragedy if Jack got an inkling of this, she well knew.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • In Africa, by some of my comrades who had an inkling of the story!
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Synonyms for inkling

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