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insinuate

verbCommon GRE wordMore I words

to suggest something unpleasant indirectly

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Insinuate in a sentence

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He insinuated that her success was due to favoritism rather than merit.

Synonyms
implyhintintimatesuggest
Antonyms
declarestate

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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Insinuate (verb) means to suggest something unpleasant indirectly
Here is insinuate used in an example sentence: "He insinuated that her success was due to favoritism rather than merit."
Common synonyms for insinuate include imply, hint, intimate, suggest.
Antonyms of insinuate include declare, state.
Insinuate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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