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adjective

as in hinted

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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 intimated
Verb
Last year, Caskey said she was still owed $60,000 for campaign work after records revealed that Thao’s chief of staff had once intimated that her boss considered using city funds to recoup campaign debts to Caskey. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 Some of Brown-Forman’s advisers had privately intimated to Sazerac’s advisers that the Brown family, the controlling shareholders of Brown-Forman, were not interested in the offer on the table weeks ago, according to some of the people. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026 Needless to say, when the time came for Scott’s first close-up, he was reasonably intimated. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 The governor’s office intimated that the federal government was investigating payments made to Siebel Newsom’s film production company. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Officials have intimated that this week’s discussions, slated for Thursday and Friday, will center on solidifying trade terms between the two countries. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 As the league has intimated during the NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust litigation, if the league could not offer the Sunday Ticket or otherwise pool their out-of-town broadcasts, the economics for NFL media rights would change. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026 As Schnieder intimated, Ohtani’s warmup pitches are allowed. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 While the Cowboys owner intimated he's not focused on the deadline, Fox Sports insider Jay Glazer reported Dallas attempted to trade for star pass rushers Trey Hendrickson of the Cincinnati Bengals and Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders. — Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimated
  1. suggested
  2. indicated
  3. implied
  4. hinted
Adjective
  • Owners should check the calorie information on the food label rather than relying solely on the suggested serving size, which may be too generous.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Among suggested changes are expanding voting rights and ending ICE detentions and deportations.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of suggested
Verb
  • Reports about the British royal family have long indicated that Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, don’t exactly get along.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Chelsea sources with knowledge of the deal have indicated the package rises to £50m including add-ons.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of indicated
Verb
  • Our history, it’s implied, inaugurates the best version of our future.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Advanced Micro Devices — The chip stock gained 5% after Raymond James upgraded the semiconductor company to strong buy from outperform, with a new $641 price target that implied 40% upside from Monday’s close.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of implied
Verb
  • Earlier this season, Mattingly hinted to deploying a six-man rotation, but that may not be the wisest move with a playoff race heating up.
    — Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The co-creators had already hinted that after season 1, the subsequent installments would take the action back to 1935 and 1908, as the creature awakens from his sleep cycle every 27 years.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hinted

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“Intimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimated. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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