intimated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of intimatednext
as in hinted

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intimated

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verb

past tense of intimate
as in indicated
to convey an idea indirectly trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimated
  1. indicated
  2. implied
  3. hinted
  4. suggested
Verb
  • Additional analysis indicated minerals in the meteorite at one point interacted with liquid water on Mars, although a specific timeframe couldn’t be established.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Neither Santa Monia Police nor SMMUSD indicated any plans to increase school security in light of the text messages.
    NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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  • The futures market on Thursday implied less than a 50% chance that the BOJ could hike by 10 basis points before the end of the year, according to LSEG data.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The bank’s price target for Schwab implied about 22% upside and for Ulta Beauty about 18% potential appreciation, based on Tuesday’s close.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of implied
Verb
  • But some recent research has hinted that water fluoridation may have negative health effects.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After performing with The Chicks at the 2016 CMA Awards, Beyoncé previously hinted that her debut country album a result of the backlash around her appearance.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of hinted
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  • Studies have suggested that this, in turn, can lead to a range of different health benefits such as reducing pain, blood pressure and feelings of stress.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Lamar also suggested there would be much more music to come.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of suggested
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