intimated
Implied without stating
Intimated is the past tense of intimate, meaning to hint or suggest indirectly: She intimated that she might resign.
The word implies communication through implication rather than direct statement—you intimate something when you want it understood without saying it plainly.
Not to be confused with intimidated.
Referenced indirectly
- impliedSuggested without stating
- insinuatedIndirectly suggested something
- suggestedOffered for consideration
- signaledConveyed through indication
indicated · inkling · hint · clue · nuance · overtone · connoted · foreshadowed
Not verbally expressed
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- nonverbalNot using speech
- silentProducing no sound
understood · inferred · assumed · unarticulated · unvoiced · gestured · nodded · signified
Not straight or immediate
- tactfulSocially sensitive and careful
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
diplomatic · gentle · soft-spoken · restrained · veiled · oblique · circuitous · roundabout
alluded
Referenced indirectly
- impliedSuggested without stating
- insinuatedIndirectly suggested something
- suggestedOffered for consideration
signaled · indicated · inkling · hint · clue · nuance · overtone · connoted · foreshadowed · prefigured
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
silent · understood · inferred · assumed · unarticulated · unvoiced · gestured · nodded · signified · conveyed
indirect
Not straight or immediate
understated · diplomatic · gentle · soft-spoken · restrained · veiled · oblique · circuitous · roundabout · suggestive
disclosed
Made previously hidden known
whispered · entrusted · unburdened · admitted · confessed · imparted · told · communicated · privately · secretly
- unexpressedunspoken, unstated, unuttered, suppressed, implicit
intimatedstated
Expressed in words
declared · announced · proclaimed · articulated · spelled out
- intimate settingsSmall, personal gathering spaces
- intimate relationshipsDeep personal connections
- intimate momentClose personal encounter
- intimate apparelUnderclothing, often decorative
- intimate relationsSexual or romantic closeness
- intimate partsSexual bodily regions
intimate, intimation, intimately, intimates, intimating, intimations