Intimation
Intimation noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Usage example: the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was going contrary to predictions
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Synonyms for Intimation
Idea is a synonym for intimation in implication topic. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Intimation".
Idea
Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.
Intimation is a synonym for idea in impression topic. Sometimes you can use "Intimation" instead a noun "Idea", if it concerns topics such as implication, or.
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Idea and Intimation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intimation/idea
Intimation & Idea. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/intimation/idea>.
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