Antonyms for insinuating
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-sin-yoo-ey-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪ tɪŋ |
Definition of insinuating
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.
- adj provoking doubt
- adj attempting to gain favor
- Excuse me for insinuating by this expression, that there may yet be amongst you some novices.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The insinuating traveller complimented her on the justice of the distinction.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- His manner towards the sex was remarkable for its insinuating character.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- If he is of an insinuating address, he may get a glimpse of their daily life.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- I can turn a deaf ear to enticements the most alluring, and sounds the most insinuating.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- "And maybe you've got your reasons, Job," said the blacksmith with insinuating suavity.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- I trust that you are not insinuating that it is I who am the traitor?
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- With soft words and insinuating promises he got me to tell him what had happened.
- Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
- Joe was in his element, playing the bold yet insinuating cavalier.
- Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
- This is said in such an insinuating tone, that it is impossible to resist him.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 10, 1892 » by Various
Synonyms for insinuating
- charming
- crawling
- deferential
- disarming
- evocative
- evocatory
- expressive
- flattering
- giving an inkling
- humble
- indicative
- ingratiating
- ingratiatory
- insinuative
- insinuatory
- intriguing
- obsequious
- pregnant
- redolent
- remindful
- reminiscent
- saccharine
- serving
- significative
- silken
- smarmy
- soft
- sugary
- suggestive
- sycophantic
- symbolic
- symptomatic
- toadying
- unctuous
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