Example and Hint

Example

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Hint and example are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hint" instead a noun "Example".

Hint noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

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Example and hint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Hint".

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

good	good example	good hint
clear	clear example	clear hint
best	best example	best hint
better	better example	better hint
Other adjectives: common, direct, glaring, obvious, blatant, real, big, great, serious, subtle, main, interesting, early, major, possible, minor, earliest, earlier, previous, biggest.

BattleTech has a hint of Zeerust with comically oversized targeting computers (similar to the Traveller example).

Source: Zeerust
Hint: basically the first three words of this example were what they were called.

Source: Stop Motion
The first hint for every emerald is written backwardsnote For example, Namgge Rotcod is really Doctor Eggman.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Adventure 2

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Hint and Example. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/hint

Example & Hint. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/hint>.

Hint or Example. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/hint.

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