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Definition of insinuation : 1. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be conveyed by insinuations.
2. 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. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.
4. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner.

Synonyms:

ingratiation, suggestion, innuendo, suggest, intimation, veiled remark, implication, hint

charge, blame, imputation, grievance, denouncement, accusation, complaint, accusal, censure, citation, indictment, criticism, condemnation, allegation, reproach, impeachment, incrimination, allegement

injection, implantation, penetration, interlocation, lodgement, introduction, infiltration, intrusion, insertion, embedding, piercing

Usage examples:

• You heard Lottie's insinuation that you might have had some share in the accident! - "Pixie O'Shaughnessy", Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey.
• By your words of insinuation. - "Jess of the Rebel Trail", H. A. Cody.
• But that any one who knows me personally should listen one moment to such an insinuation, is what I did not expect. - "Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson", Thomas Jefferson.