Clue
Clue noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Usage example: vainly searched for a clue to the answer
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Synonyms for Clue
Tip is a synonym for clue in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Tip" instead the word "Clue" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like matter, hint, indication, lead.
Tip
Tip noun - A piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert.
Usage example: got some tips from a horticulturist on how to get my violets to bloom
Clue is a synonym for tip in speech topic. You can use "Clue" instead the word "Tip" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as matter, hint, give inside information.
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If the bleeptune music and the helicopter and tank power-ups weren't a big enough clue, maybe the spacesuit gorilla will tip you off.
Source: Video Game / Nazi Zombies -
Sheriff Bagley will oblige the Clue Club by gathering suspects together, and tip his hat to the team when they solve a mystery.
Source: Western Animation / Clue Club - Nyxeris is implicated because she was the source of the tip, not by the clue itself.
Source: Conviction by Contradiction
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Tip and Clue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clue/tip
Clue & Tip. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clue/tip>.
Tip or Clue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clue/tip.
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