SUGGESTION Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

suggestion

noun

səg-ˈjes-chən

Definition of suggestion

as in indication

a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation) if you don't want to give the suggestion that you're evading the truth, you must look your questioner in the eye

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as in proposal

something which is presented for consideration no one had any better suggestions, so as usual we spent the afternoon at the basketball court

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as in hint

an almost imperceptible sign of something we took care to avoid so much as even a suggestion of impropriety

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Recent Examples of suggestion The suggestion by anyone, that Selma does not have multiple sclerosis is outrageous. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 While artificial intelligence runs in the background to help users generate suggestions when buying for someone outside the network, the core list creation is entirely human-driven. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 There, a few quiet lines of dialogue do a better job of delivering grand passion via modest suggestion than the rest of the movie does by means of tumultuous depiction. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 From here on out, the authorship of Tae-ju’s life is ambiguous, as well as constantly in flux, buffeted by the whims and suggestions of others, as well as by her own impulses. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suggestion

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestion

Noun

If the preseason is any indication, Wiggins is going to have a quality season for the Heat.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
And there are indications that the rising costs aren’t going away anytime soon.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of indication

Noun

Comments on the proposal are due Tuesday, but community development groups are pressing for an extension, and a Federal Reserve official recently detailed some of the agency's concerns.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
The proposal also says that the Census Bureau could add an immigration status question to the census' short-form questionnaire.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of proposal

Noun

That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Until this glorious fall Saturday afternoon gave way to the hints of early evening, Indiana football — once the losingest team in all of college football — hadn’t tasted their ordinary helping of defeat for 666 days.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of hint

Noun

The results may offer useful clues about the reliability required before humanoids can take on longer shifts in industrial settings.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Further clues can be found in the moon's composition, which reveals a relatively small iron core and lower density.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of clue

Noun

Giving Americans $1,000 or $5,000 invested in a technology index is a straightforward idea; The source and use of the funds will likely be of great debate.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Both examples demonstrate how local champions and an existing source of funding can help turn a lifesaving idea into reality.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of idea

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