Flag and Hint

Flag

Flag noun - A piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling.

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Hint and flag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hint" instead the word "Flag" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: flagging

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

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Flag and hint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flag" instead the word "Hint" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

clear	clear flag	clear hint
single	single flag	single hint
obvious	obvious flag	obvious hint
small	small flag	small hint
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, large, big, huge, little, tiny, important, major, minor, next, last, giant, red.

truth	flag truth	hint truth
humans	flag humans	hint humans

One "hint" in the game tells you to "defend our flag".

Source: Video Game / Total Carnage
Also used for Foreshadowing with the character Jer'kol, who at first acts like an ally to Ariel, but the fact that his wolf is in bad shape physically and seems to have been abused is a big red flag about his true nature and a hint that the above mentioned Syphile actually hired him to kill Ariel.

Source: Bad People Abuse Animals

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Hint and Flag. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flag/hint

Flag & Hint. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flag/hint>.

Hint or Flag. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flag/hint.

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