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Synonyms for hunch

20 synonyms
1 antonym
4 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

inkling clue hint surmise suspicion

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Inkling — A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen

inkling, clue, hint

2. Surmise

surmise, suspicion, intuition

Other

wild guess, premonition, bunch, lump, chunk, hunk, knob

Verb

1. Slouch — to bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders

slouch, lean, stoop

2. Push — to push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone)

push, nudge, elbow

Other

Antonyms

All antonyms of hunch →

Definitions

n. 1
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
I've learned to trust my hunches.
n. 2
A hump; a protuberance.
v. 1
To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.
v. 2
To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).

Related words

Word family: hunchbacked hunchback
Phrases: hunch over

Forms

Plural: hunches → inklings, clues, hints, surmises…
Past participle: hunched
e.g. hunched → slouched, leant, stooped, pushed…

Example sentences

clue I haven't got a clue how long I'll be in hospital.
hint Tom gets angry at the slightest hint of criticism.
inkling I had an inkling this project might turn out difficult.
suspicion He became an object of suspicion to his neighbors.
surmise "What do you think of my theory?" "It is all surmise."

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
hunch		rising
clue		rising
hint		rising
inkling		rising
suspicion		rising
surmise		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: push¹, clue¹, hint¹, lean¹, lump¹, knob¹, hump¹, hunk¹
5 letters: bunch¹, elbow², chunk¹, nudge¹, stoop¹
6 letters: slouch¹
7 letters: inkling², surmise²
9 letters: suspicion³, intuition⁴
11 letters: premonition⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elbow² = 2 syllables).