insinuation
nounHow to pronounce insinuation:
Definition of insinuation:
- insinuation (noun):
- something that is insinuated
- an act or the practice of insinuating
- a sly, subtle, and usually derogatory utterance
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication.
Synonyms for insinuation:
affront
allusion
hint
implication
imputation
indignity
ingratiation
innuendo
insult
libel
slander
smear
suggestion
Antonyms for insinuation:
statement
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- revolutionize
- lethargically
- inaccessible
- accomplishable
- speculatively
- apprehensiveness
- sacrilegious
- werecrocodile
- vituperation
- inhospitable
- contemptuously
- unforgivable
- indefensible
- revolutionized
- diagnostician
- incommodious
- unsuspicious
- instrumentation
- educationist
- supercilious
- antibiotic
- iniquity
- intermediate
- understandable
- intelligently
- remuneration
- multifaceted
- anticipating
- unvaluable
- sophistication
- unpretentious
- deforestation
- familiarize
- literarily
- plagiarism
- innumerable
- satisfactory
- benevolently
- equanimity
- indifferently
- subconsciously
- monochromatic
- lexicology
- unmemorable
- bromatology
- equivocator
- unenthusiastic
- asafoetida
- verbalization
- prodigality
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In English, all syllables must contain at least one vowel sound, but the vowel can be represented by different letters, including 'y' as in 'myth'.
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