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intimation

nounCommon GRE wordMore I words

a subtle hint or indirect suggestion

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In a sentence

Intimation in a sentence

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There was no intimation of trouble until the accounts were audited.

Synonyms
hintsuggestioninklingindication
Antonyms
declarationstatement

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Intimation (noun) means a subtle hint or indirect suggestion
Here is intimation used in an example sentence: "There was no intimation of trouble until the accounts were audited."
Common synonyms for intimation include hint, suggestion, inkling, indication.
Antonyms of intimation include declaration, statement.
Intimation is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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