telltale

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of TELLTALE

indicating something <I know you've been eating chocolate because of the telltale smudges on your face>

Synonyms denotative, denoting, reflective, significant, signifying, telltale

Related Words alluding, allusive, referring; characteristic, symptomatic; demonstrative, exhibiting, expressive; symbolic (also symbolical); connoting, hinting, implying, insinuating, suggestive

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