insinuation

insinuation is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
2. noun. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; -- formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
3. noun. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.
4. noun. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
5. noun. the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments

   "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"

   Synonyms: ingratiation

6. noun. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

   Synonyms: innuendo

Synonyms

ingratiation, innuendo

Common word forms

insinuations

Words from these letters

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