Admit and Hint

Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Hint and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hint" instead a verb "Admit".

Hint verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Admit and hint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Hint".

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

love	admit love	hint love
truth	admit truth	hint truth
relationship	admit relationship	hint relationship
nature	admit nature	hint nature
Other words: way, feelings, times.

A DVR ad has it to where a mother and father openly admit in front of their son that their daughter is their favorite child without a hint of remorse.

Source: Parental Favoritism
Secret Secret-Keeper: Several episodes of the 80's hint at Queen Marlena knowing that Prince Adam is He-Man but she doesn't come right out and admit she knows Adam is He-Man.

Source: Franchise / Masters of the Universe
Even so, he's unashamed to admit it (complete with hentai eyes and drool), which quite ironically is a hint toward the Gunpla Shingyo School's true philosophynote which is actually played straight and completely non-perverted.

Source: Anime / Gundam Build Fighters

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