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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
the act of suggesting, or the state or fact of something being suggested.
At his suggestion, we went to see a wonderful play on Broadway.He denied the importance of the earlier treaty and scoffed at its suggestion as a cause of this war.- synonyms:
- proposal, propounding, recommendation
- similar words:
- offer
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definition 2: |
that which is verbally offered as something that might be possible, useful, helpful, or enjoyable.
Her suggestion of using less air conditioning made the most sense as a way to save money.The principal listened to the teachers' suggestions for solving some of the school's problems.May I make a suggestion that might improve things?I gave them several restaurant suggestions, but I don't know where they went in the end.- synonyms:
- offer, pointer, proposal, proposition
- similar words:
- idea
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definition 3: |
the calling to mind of an idea by analogy or association.
In the poem can be found numerous suggestions of death.- synonyms:
- evocation
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definition 4: |
an idea called to mind in this way.
- similar words:
- idea, intuition
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definition 5: |
a hint; trace.
There seemed to be a suggestion of jealousy in her reaction.- synonyms:
- glimmer, hint, shade, shadow, trace, whisper
- similar words:
- ghost, kiss, note, suspicion, tinge
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definition 6: |
in psychology, the process by which ideas or behavior are induced in a person without coercion or persuasion.
post-hypnotic suggestion |
related words: |
advice, allusion, clue, connotation, dab, dash, glance, hint, indication, instruction, jot, lead, mention, motion, nomination, promise, prompt, proposition, tinge, tint, tip, touch |
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