INSINUATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
   Synonym(s)
   • ingratiation (what does ingratiation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor
   Hypernyms(s) insinuation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • blandishment (what does blandishment mean?)
   • wheedling (what does wheedling mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
   Synonym(s)
   • innuendo (what does innuendo mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) insinuation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • implication (what does implication mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • intimate (what does intimate mean?)
   • adumbrate (what does adumbrate mean?)
   • insinuate (what does insinuate mean?)