All cue synonyms
cue
C c noun cue
- hint — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- suggestion — the act of suggesting.
- clue — A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
- tip-off — the act of tipping off.
- prompt — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- intimation — the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- inkling — a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation: They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen.
- idea — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- sign — a token; indication.
- catchword — A catchword is a word or phrase that becomes popular or well-known, for example, because it is associated with a political campaign.
- innuendo — an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
- job — the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
- warning — the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- indication — anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- reminder — a person or thing that serves to remind.
- prod — to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow.
- notion — a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
- telltale — a person who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private or confidential matters; tattler; talebearer.
- mnemonic — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- in the wind — air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
verb cue
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- remind — to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something): Remind me to phone him tomorrow. That woman reminds me of my mother.