Hint
Hint noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Light
Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good hint | good light |
| best | best hint | best light |
| better | better hint | better light |
| direct | direct hint | direct light |
| Other adjectives: single, small, strong, big, great, serious, huge, little, interesting, early, possible, last, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Despite this she really doesn't look any different from other drowussu, which turns out to be a big hint that the drowussu are actually descended from light elves.
Source: Pass Fail -
Cerebus Syndrome: The comic starts out fairly light with hint of a bigger storyline, and even a holiday special, but with Chapters 7 and 9, things get much more serious.
Source: Webcomic / Harry Potter Comics -
The scene of Itsuki generating a massive ray of light from his weapon in the opening is the only hint to Stargazer, the Photon Art Itsuki uses to destroy Dark Falz Apprentice in the final episode.
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Light and Hint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/light
Hint & Light. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/light>.
Light or Hint. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/light.
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