| scandal(abuse, report, claim, story, slander) |
| sign(noun, taste, prompt, idea, hint) |
| slander(noun, abuse, disparagement) |
| slight(noun, insult, stain, smear) |
| symptom(noun, taste, sign, idea, suggestion) |
| undertone(noun, thought, hint, suggestion, trace) |
| stricture(slight, stain, smear, accusation, disapprobation) |
| adumbration(noun, taste, sign, idea, suggestion) |
| advice(noun, taste, sign, idea, suggestion) |
| aside(noun, suggestion, insinuation) |
| assumption(suggestion, insinuation, inference) |
| bar sinister(expression, slight, stain, smear, accusation) |
| black eye(expression, slight, stain, smear, accusation) |
| blur(slight, stain, smear, accusation) |
| brand(slight, stain, smear, accusation) |
| brickbat(slight, stain, smear, accusation) |
| broad hint(expression, idiom, information) |
| byplay(noun, information) |
| detraction(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation) |
| dig(noun, crack, insult, gibe) |