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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| 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 |
adjective + (n.)suggestion
above,
absurd,
anonymous,
concrete,
constructive,
editorial,
erroneous,
excellent,
faint,
following,
helpful,
hypnotic,
implicit,
insightful,
mere,
methodological,
modest,
outraged,
outrageous,
posthypnotic,
practical,
reasonable,
repeated,
ridiculous,
sensible,
slight,
specific,
subtle,
susceptible,
tentative,
thoughtful,
useful,
valuable,
written
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verb + (n.)suggestion
balk, bristle, discount, dismiss, dispute, follow, heed, incorporate, lend, offend, offer, rebuff, refute, reject, resent, scoff, solicit, voice
(n.)suggestion
+ verb
e-mail, elicit, implement, improve
noun + (n.)suggestion
adaptation, advice, bristle, bulletin, comment, compliment, criticism, critique, encouragement, hint, offer, referee, reviewer, sugar, wine
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