Communication
Synonyms for innuendo
The synonym for innuendo recorded in this bank is insinuation, in the sense "an indirect or subtle remark, typically suggestive or derogatory". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for innuendo
- insinuationnoun, in the sense "an indirect or subtle remark, typically suggestive or derogatory"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for innuendo.
an indirect or subtle remark, typically suggestive or derogatory
The comedian's routine was built on innuendo rather than anything stated outright.
The true synonym
insinuation
Same sentence, swapped: The comedian's routine was built on insinuation rather than anything stated outright.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot innuendo is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- testimony
- satire
- slapstick
Where innuendo turns up in the game
innuendo is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play innuendo
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so innuendo reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because communication is the company innuendo keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. innuendo carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.