Synonyms for clue
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Noun
1. Hint — information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion
Definitions
- n. 1
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
Give me a clue because the question is too vague.
Related words
- Word family
- cluebat clueless clue-by-four
- Phrases
- clue stick clue card clue in clue up
- Other spellings
- clew
Forms
- Plural
- clues → hints, indications, suggestions, hunches…
Example sentences
- suggestion The first suggestion proved to be too complicated.
- hint Tom gets angry at the slightest hint of criticism.
- indication Willingness to correct is an indication of wisdom.
- hunch Tom had a hunch that Mary was seeing someone else.
- signature Your signature is requested on this contract, sir.
- giveaway They participated in a book giveaway contest.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| clue | rising | |
| suggestion | falling | |
| hint | rising | |
| indication | falling | |
| hunch | rising | |
| signature | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- key1, cue1
- 4 letters
- idea3, hint1
- 5 letters
- hunch1
- 8 letters
- giveaway3
- 9 letters
- signature3
- 10 letters
- suggestion3, indication4, intimation4
- 11 letters
- agglomerate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idea3 = 3 syllables).