All telltale synonyms
tellΒ·tale
T t noun telltale
- input β ALPHA
- giveaway β an act or instance of giving something away.
- lodestar β a star that shows the way.
- guide β to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
- narks β a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- dead giveaway β (Idiomatic) Something that discloses, usually unintentionally, a fact or an intention.
- advice β If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation.
- chatterer β A chatterer is the same as a chatterbox.
- circulator β a person who moves from place to place.
- hint β an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- enchiridion β A book containing essential information on a subject.
- gossip β idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- notion β a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
- gossipmonger β a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- clue β A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
- babbler β a person who babbles
- indication β anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- flibbertigibbet β a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
- whisperer β a person or thing that whispers.
- autosuggestion β a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
- indicia β indicia (def 2).
- cue β In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.
- newsmonger β a person who spreads gossip or idle talk; a gossip or gossipmonger.
- gasser β Herbert Spencer, 1888β1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
- intellection β the action or process of understanding; the exercise of the intellect; reasoning.
- in sight β an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
- big idea β any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- dissuasion β an act or instance of dissuading.
- newsmongers β Plural form of newsmonger.
- in-junction β Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
- whistleblower β a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- adumbration β to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- mnemonic β assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- canary β Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
- in the wind β 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.
- accuser β An accuser is a person who says that another person has done something wrong, especially that he or she has committed a crime.
- nark β a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- mnemonics β something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
- documentation β the use of documentary evidence.
- whistler β James (Abbott) McNeill [muh k-neel] /mΙkΛnil/ (Show IPA), 1834β1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855.
- intimation β the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
adjective telltale
- divulging β Present participle of divulge.
- indicative β showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- disclosing β indicating or involving a substance used to reveal the presence of plaque on the teeth by staining the plaque.