Clue
Clue noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
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Synonyms for Clue
Proof is a synonym for clue in hint topic. In some cases you can use "Proof" instead a noun "Clue", when it comes to topics like evidence, substantiation.
Proof
Proof noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.
Clue is a synonym for proof in evidence topic. You can use "Clue" instead a noun "Proof", if it concerns topics such as substantiation.
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After realizing the crew are in an AR simulation, Kryten uses the fact that Cat was able to solve a cryptic clue as proof of that.
Source: A Glitch in the Matrix -
Holmes finds this suspicious, especially as he had carefully searched that hall the day before, and there had been no bloody thumbprint there, making the clue in his eyes proof that it was a setup.
Source: Literature / Sherlock Holmes - Proof that you can run a network with no clue about why people watch your programs.
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Proof and Clue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clue/proof
Clue & Proof. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clue/proof>.
Proof or Clue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clue/proof.
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