ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIintimation
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intimation
Meaning: indirect suggestion, hint, or inkling
intimation in a sentence
How intimation is used in real sentences:
His sudden silence offered the first intimation that the mission had failed.
The darkening sky provided an intimation of the violent storm to come.
“Her refusal carried no intimation that tourism was trivial; instead, she argued that visitors would return only if the park deserved their trust.”
— from the passage The Juniper Recovery
Synonyms for intimation
Other words for intimation — hint, suggestion and indication — carry the same meaning.
- hint
- suggestion
- indication
Antonyms of intimation
Words that mean the opposite of intimation:
- declaration
- announcement
Where it comes from
From Latin intimare, meaning 'to make known.'
Memory hook
INTIMATION sounds like 'in the mind': an intimation puts a hint in your mind.
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