to intimate

Examples

• All

• Who knows what has been indirectly intimated to the Paul campaign and to Ron Paul directly?

  Blog text (29)

• Othello strategically forces Iago to deny what he has intimated about Cassio and, by extension, Desdemona.

  Academic text (2005)

• But I had heard you intimate that you specifically set out to create a experiment that would get you a Nobel Prize.

• Jerry, are you intimating what l think you are?

  Lianna (1983)

• Now, she didn't exactly say so, but she sort of intimated that she might have some really big news soon.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Are you intimating that we should engage the thrusters?

  Star Trek Beyond (2016)

• The conquest of the oil-rich Middle East, he intimates, isn't about peace and democracy.

  Academic text (2003)

• Like Keating, Hemans intimates that the woman's actions are native to her culture.

  Academic text (1998)

• Bardi compared street artists to primitive painters and intimated that graffiti would soon win its place inside the prestigious museum.

  Academic text (1995)

• She didn't say it outright, but she intimated that she might leave the company soon.

Synonyms

S

to suggest

vsto intimate

∞ 2.1

To show that something may be true without saying it directly

has identical meaning but is the more common everyday word

I

to imply

vsto intimate

367 3.5

Suggest something without saying it directly

is the same idea but often used with more subtle nuance

H

to hint

vsto intimate

136 2.0

To suggest something in a quiet way without saying it directly

relies on indirect expression rather than a clear statement

I

to insinuate

vsto intimate

42 7.8

To suggest something bad about someone without saying it directly

is the same indirect act but without the unpleasant accusing tone

A

to adumbrate

vsto intimate

• Formal

9.9

To suggest an idea in an indirect way without full details

prefers full indirect expression rather than only a partial outline

Antonyms

D

to declare

• Formal

950 3.7

To officially tell other people or officials about something

C

to clearly state

34 2.7

Say or write something so people have no doubt

Phrasal Verbs

B

to be intimate

• NSFW

16 7.9

Have sex with someone

Compounds

I

intimate apparel

• US

1 3.7

Clothes women wear under other clothes, for example bras and panties

I

intimate area

• NSFW

1 6.3

The private parts of the body, especially the genitals

How Direct

to suggest

∞ 2.1

to imply

367 3.5

to hint

136 2.0

to intimate

• Formal

14 7.2

Surface Forms

Etymology