Hint and Outward

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

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

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Outward noun - Outward and often deceptive indication.

Usage example: never was there in a man such a fine, heroic outward and such a cowardly interior

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Hint and outward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hint" instead a noun "Outward".

Nearby Words: outwardly, outwards, outwardness

This is the first hint that Jan is not as skilled as a litigator as he believes to be (as he is used to settle his cases out of court) and that, notwithstanding his outward display of cynicism and scorn for the bigger first-tier law firms, he longes for recognition as a serious legal practitioner.

Source: Literature / A Civil Action

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