English / word
insinuate
verb C1MEANING IN ENGLISH
To suggest or hint something bad or unpleasant in an indirect way.
In context
01
Are you insinuating that I had something to do with the missing funds?
02
He insinuated that she had lied about her qualifications.
Synonyms
imply,hint,intimate
Antonyms
declare,state,assert
Collocations
insinuate doubt,insinuate guilt,insinuate oneself into
Verb forms
Past: insinuated · Past participle: insinuated · -ing: insinuating