Dictionary inkling ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ noun a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint. “the records give us an inkling of how people saw the world” synonyms: idea, vague idea, notion, glimmering; sense, impression, suggestion, indication, whisper, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, fancy, hunch; knowledge, slight knowledge; hint, clue, intimation, sign, pointer, insinuation, innuendo; informalthe foggiest/faintest (idea/notion) “I had an inkling of what was going on”