Synonyms for clue
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1. cluenoun

   To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.

   Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening.

   Synonyms:
   hint, indication, suggestion

2. cluenoun

   An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

   Synonyms:
   signature

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hint, cluenoun

   a slight indication

   Synonyms:
   lead, jot, touch, cue, clew, tip, intimation, soupcon, wind, speck, hint, trace, pinch, mite, tinge, confidential information, breath, steer, suggestion

2. clue, clew, cueverb

   evidence that helps to solve a problem

   Synonyms:
   pool cue, pool stick, clew, cue, discriminative stimulus, hint, cue stick

3. clue, clewverb

   roll into a ball

   Synonyms:
   clew

Matched Categories

1. • Indication
   • Wind

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cluenoun

   Synonyms:
   guide, direction, clew, CLAVIS

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1. cluenoun

   Synonyms:
   intimation, hint, key

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "clue":

   index, idea, riddle, lantern, enigma, hint, indice

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1. Aaron Getreu:

   My family had no clue about my father’s past and have nothing but sympathy for all of his victims, we only knew him as a loving father and grandfather, but science doesn’t lie. With this conviction I hope these families can now have closure.

2. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo:

   I don’t have a clue what the motive is.

3. Carl Tart:

   I tense up because I have no idea if these people are about to target me. I have no clue what's going to happen from this point forward.

4. President Bush:

   I’m here to remind people that American taxpayers’ money is making a huge difference, a measurable difference in saving lives, 25 million people. Yet most people in America have no clue what we’re talking about.

5. Raymond Chen:

   You don't have any clue as to whether your application will be approved.