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SUGGESTION Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word suggestion. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word suggestion. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SUGGESTION

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hint
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an indirect suggestion

• a slight indication

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a just detectable amount

• an indication of potential opportunity

verb

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

proposal
nounn
noun

• something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

• an offer of marriage

• the act of making a proposal

proposition
nounn
noun

• (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

• a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

• an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

• the act of making a proposal

• a task to be dealt with

verb

• suggest sex to

advice
nounn
noun

• a proposal for an appropriate course of action

counsel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a lawyer who pleads cases in court

• something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

verb

• give advice to

idea
nounn
noun

• the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

• your intention; what you intend to do

• a personal view

• an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

• (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

input
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• signal going into an electronic system

• a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

• any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

• a component of production; something that goes into the production of output

verb

• enter (data or a program) into a computer

notion
nounn
noun

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• a general inclusive concept

• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

• (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items

offer
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the verbal act of offering

• something offered (as a proposal or bid)

• a usually brief attempt

verb

• give something useful or necessary to

• present for acceptance or rejection

• agree freely

• put forward for consideration

• offer verbally

• make available for sale

• propose a payment

• produce or introduce on the stage

• present as an act of worship

• mount or put up

• make available; provide

• ask (someone) to marry you

• threaten to do something

opinion
nounn
noun

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

• a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof

• a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

• the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

• the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

recommendation
nounn
noun

• something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

• something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

• any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission

tip
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

• a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

• an indication of potential opportunity

• a V shape

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

verb

• cause to tilt

• mark with a tip

• give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

• cause to topple or tumble by pushing

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• walk on one's toes

• strike lightly

• give insider information or advise to

• remove the tip from

hypnotism
nounn
noun

• the act of inducing hypnosis

incitement
nounn
noun

• an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

• needed encouragement

• something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

• the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

mesmerism
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of inducing hypnosis

proffer
verbv
noun

• a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

verb

• present for acceptance or rejection

prompting
verbv
noun

• persuasion formulated as a suggestion

• a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

tint
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• a dye for coloring the hair

• a just detectable amount

verb

• color lightly

trace
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a just detectable amount

• an indication that something has been present

• a suggestion of some quality

• a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

• either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

• a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

verb

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• to go back over again

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• discover traces of

• make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

• copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

• read with difficulty

Best Hypernyms For SUGGESTION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for suggestion, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
proposal idea influence persuasion recommendation suasion thought
Phrases (3)
higher cognitive processsmall indefinite amountsmall indefinite quantity

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