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clue in

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advise v.
clue v.
confess v.
instruct v.
notify v.
spell out v.
tell v.
warn v.

VERB

advise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprise inform notify tell warn

STRONG

acquaint clue post report show update

WEAK

fill in give the word keep posted lay it out let in on make known put next to put on the line put on to tip off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

STRONG

withhold

WEAK

betray deceive delude fool keep mum keep quiet keep secret lie pretend trick

VERB

clue

Synonyms

STRONG

acquaint advise apprise hint indicate inform intimate notify post suggest tell warn

WEAK

fill in give the lowdown give the skinny on lead to leave evidence leave trace leave tracks point to wise up

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal deceive hide mislead withhold

WEAK

keep secret

VERB

confess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge assert blurt out concede confide declare disclose divulge profess prove recognize relate reveal

STRONG

affirm allow attest aver avow blow chirp evince finger fink grant leak manifest narrate own post sing snitch squeal unload vent

WEAK

come clean come out dump on humble oneself let on level with make clean breast of open one's heart own up rat on sound off spill the beans spit out tip hand weasel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal contradict deny disavow hide keep refuse reject repudiate secrete suppress

STRONG

condemn veto withhold

WEAK

disown mask

VERB

instruct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise brief discipline disclose educate guide notify tell train tutor

STRONG

acquaint apprise brainwash coach counsel drill engineer enlighten ground lead lecture level pilot reveal school steer update

WEAK

break in break it to drum into give lessons keep posted wise up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide learn neglect

STRONG

deceive mislead

WEAK

ask

VERB

notify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise alert announce apprise brief caution declare disclose give reveal suggest telephone tell tip off warn

STRONG

acquaint air assert blazon broadcast cable circulate convey cue debrief disseminate divulge enlighten express herald hint mention post proclaim promulgate publish radio report speak spread state talk teach vent wire write

WEAK

fill in let in on let know make known pass out send word wise up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide keep secret refrain suppress withhold

STRONG

be quiet collect gather keep listen mislead

VERB

spell out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

define describe expound illustrate justify point out

WEAK

break down brief clear up decipher decode diagram draw a map fill someone in get across go into detail interpret make plain put across put in plain English teach tell throw light upon translate unfold unravel untangle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse

VERB

tell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise announce confess declare disclose explain express inform instruct mention notify order report reveal say speak state summon

STRONG

acquaint apprise authorize bid command direct divulge enjoin impart leak level proclaim recite represent require utter

WEAK

break the news call upon fill in give facts give out keep posted lay open leave word let in on let know let slip make known open up put before reel off spit it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ask be quiet conceal deny disavow hide keep secret question secrete suppress withhold

STRONG

deceive keep mislead

WEAK

estimate figure guess listen misunderstand

VERB

warn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address advise alert caution hint inform instruct notify order predict prepare prompt recommend remind signal suggest summon tell threaten urge

STRONG

acquaint admonish advocate apprise clue counsel deprecate direct dissuade enjoin exhort forbid forearm forewarn guide post prescribe remonstrate reprove tip

WEAK

cry wolf fill in give fair warning give the high sign give warning lay it out make aware put on guard tip off wise up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal discourage disorganize dissuade hide ignore prevent

STRONG

allow approve commend compliment laud misguide mislead neglect permit praise withhold

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clue in

My exposure to this all stems from being around salespeople who were not competent and didn’t have a clue in how to sell, so they fell back on trite sayings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

A study in the journal Nature last year discovered a "really important first clue" in this area, Coleman said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

The idea that appeals to him the most comes from a crumb of a clue in Follett’s archives — a letter from the sailor Anderson that Follett received a short time before her disappearance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

"Targeting planets with high oxygen levels should be prioritized because the presence or absence of high oxygen levels in exoplanet atmospheres could be a major clue in finding potential technosignatures," Frank says.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 2, 2024

Maybe this dude will take pity on me and I can clue in Tagoe and Malcolm on this huge mystery.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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