insinuation
noun
in·sin·u·a·tion
(ˌ)in-ˌsin-yə-ˈwā-shən 
-yü-ˈā-
1
: something that is insinuated
especially
: a sly, subtle, and usually derogatory utterance
2
: the act or process of insinuating
Examples of insinuation in a Sentence
I resent her insinuation that I can't do it without her help.
He criticizes his opponents by insinuation rather than directly.
Recent Examples on the Web
The empty hallways and classrooms are made menacing and claustrophobic as insinuations, assumptions, and accusations fly.
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Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Throughout the interview, Ye made provocative insinuations about Jews and money and went on unprovoked tangents.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
But Kennedy has a long, undistinguished record of relying on the work of charlatans to make wild charges, of not correcting the record when he is proven wrong, and then going to find more bad evidence to continue to make the same insinuations.
—The Editors, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
And, sure, Jacob’s not around anymore, but that doesn’t make Dellinger’s insinuations that white attackers, real white attackers the same shade as Wolsey, any less offensive.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Throughout the interview, Ye made provocative insinuations about Jews and money and went on unprovoked tangents.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
But Kennedy has a long, undistinguished record of relying on the work of charlatans to make wild charges, of not correcting the record when he is proven wrong, and then going to find more bad evidence to continue to make the same insinuations.
—The Editors, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
And, sure, Jacob’s not around anymore, but that doesn’t make Dellinger’s insinuations that white attackers, real white attackers the same shade as Wolsey, any less offensive.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Insinuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insinuation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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