inkling Synonyms
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- foreboding
- tip
- harbinger
- overtone
- premonition
- signal
- portent
- symptom
- foretaste
- token
- notion
- intuition
- allusion
- flicker
- assistance
- breath
- whiff
- prompt
- implication
- guidepost
- wink
- glimmer
- inference
- evidence
- innuendo
- pointer
- key
- mention
- inspiration
- omen
- insinuation
- scent
- telltale
- denotation
- hunch
- presentiment
- wind
- nod
- feeling
inkling Meaning
Wordnet
inkling (n)
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Webster
inkling (n.)
A hint; an intimation.
inkling Sentence Examples
- I had a sudden inkling that something was amiss.
- The faintest inkling of suspicion crept into her mind.
- The journalist's article contained the slightest inkling of a conspiracy.
- I had an inkling that my friend was going to propose to me.
- The letter hinted at an inkling of his true intentions.
- The doctor had an inkling that the patient was faking their illness.
- The teacher noticed an inkling of talent in the student's writing.
- The detective followed the slightest inkling of a lead.
- I had an inkling that the meeting would end badly.
- The musician had an inkling that the song would become a hit.
FAQs About the word inkling
a slight suggestion or vague understandingA hint; an intimation.
hint,indication, clue, cue, suggestion, lead, intimation, glimpse, sign,idea
solution,solution, answer,answer,
I had a sudden inkling that something was amiss.
The faintest inkling of suspicion crept into her mind.
The journalist's article contained the slightest inkling of a conspiracy.
I had an inkling that my friend was going to propose to me.
