Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level)
insinuated in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Synonyms
Choose the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
The boss insinuated that there might be layoffs, but he didn't say it directly.Answer & explanation
Answer: C) To hint
Meaning: insinuate = suggest something (usually unpleasant) indirectly *(इशारों में कहना, संकेत देना)*.
The sentence itself defines it: he didn't say it directly.
To hint = to suggest something without saying it openly *(संकेत देना, इशारा करना)*.
Why the others are wrong.
#B To deny = to say something is not true *(इनकार करना)* — the boss raised the idea, he did not reject it.
#B To accuse = to charge someone with a fault or crime *(आरोप लगाना)* — nobody is being blamed here.
#B To prove = to show something is true with evidence *(सिद्ध करना)* — the opposite of an indirect suggestion.
Answer: To hint
*Insinuate always carries the sense of "indirectly", often slyly — never openly.*
insinuated – questions
Has insinuated been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – insinuated has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level).