suggest

verb

sug·gest səg-ˈjest How to pronounce suggest (audio)

sə-ˈjest

suggested; suggesting; suggests

transitive verb

: to mention or imply as a possibility

suggested that he might bring his family

: to propose as desirable or fitting

suggest a stroll

: to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis

suggest a solution to a problem

: to call to mind by thought or association

the explosion … suggested sabotage

F. L. Paxson

: to serve as a motive or inspiration for

a play suggested by a historic incident

: to call forth : evoke

obsolete : to seek to influence : seduce

suggester noun

Example Sentences

We suggested to the committee that they review the case again. It was suggested that we leave early. He suggested several different ways of dealing with the problem. Who would you suggest for the job? They suggested a restaurant we might want to try. I suggest caution in a situation like this. The evidence suggests arson as the cause of the fire. There is nothing to suggest that the two events are connected. As the name suggests, a yarn winder is a device used to wind balls of yarn. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The reaction, and Charles’ first days in his new role, suggest that the public is, at least for now, on board, former BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole said this week outside the palace.

Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022 The region’s recovery is slower than in Europe, where indicators suggest travel and spending this summer was near the prepandemic peak.

Stuart Condie, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 For each year between 2019 and 2021, more Americans received any mental health treatment, suggest new CDC findings.

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 What does available data suggest about any side effects of a bivalent booster compared to a primary COVID-19 vaccine or earlier boosters administered in 2021?

Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2022 Often planting guides suggest sowing seeds too deep and the shoots struggle to reach the surface.

Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 And questions are now swirling around the timeline laid out in a Brink’s legal filing and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department documents, which suggest an almost impossibly swift journey for the tractor-trailer.

Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Some lawmakers are skeptical the bill has the votes needed to pass, and suggest that that’s the real reason Schumer hasn’t called a vote.

Eric Cortellessa, Time, 16 Sep. 2022 The Corps found that even on sunny days, water sits in storm drains beneath the low-lying peninsula, and that models suggest the intense floods that are coming more often would become devastating without intervention.

Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 See More

suggest

verb

as in to indicate

to convey an idea indirectly this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us

Synonyms & Similar Words

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indicate
imply
hint
allude
refer
infer
intimate
mention
insinuate
point
signify
signalize
signal
advert
smack (of)
smell (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

explain
announce
proclaim
declare
elucidate
describe
delineate
spell out

as in to recommend

to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action I suggested that they talk to a therapist about their marital problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

recommend
advise
propose
urge
advocate
counsel
offer
back
favor
champion
exhort
support
submit
espouse
advance

as in to propose

to set before the mind for consideration might I suggest, for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail?

Synonyms & Similar Words

propose
recommend
pose
offer
present
vote
propound
proffer
submit
put forward
nominate
advance
put forth
plan
bounce
file
arrange
move
map
tender
plot
chart
shape
calculate
trot out
lay
lodge
contrive
frame
cover

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of suggest are hint, imply, insinuate, and intimate. While all these words mean "to convey an idea indirectly," suggest may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought.

a film title that suggests its subject matter

The meanings of hint and suggest largely overlap; however, hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement.

hinted that she might get the job

Imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed.

measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent

While in some cases nearly identical to suggest, insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner.

insinuated that there were shady dealings

In some situations, the words intimate and suggest are roughly equivalent. However, intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor.

intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye

单词	suggest
释义	suggest verb sug·gest səg-ˈjest sə-ˈjest suggested; suggesting; suggests transitive verb 1 a : to mention or imply as a possibility suggested that he might bring his family b : to propose as desirable or fitting suggest a stroll c : to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis suggest a solution to a problem 2 a : to call to mind by thought or association the explosion … suggested sabotage F. L. Paxson b : to serve as a motive or inspiration for a play suggested by a historic incident 3 a : to call forth : evoke b obsolete : to seek to influence : seduce suggester noun Synonyms allude hint imply indicate infer insinuate intimate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We suggested to the committee that they review the case again. It was suggested that we leave early. He suggested several different ways of dealing with the problem. Who would you suggest for the job? They suggested a restaurant we might want to try. I suggest caution in a situation like this. The evidence suggests arson as the cause of the fire. There is nothing to suggest that the two events are connected. As the name suggests, a yarn winder is a device used to wind balls of yarn. See More Recent Examples on the Web The reaction, and Charles’ first days in his new role, suggest that the public is, at least for now, on board, former BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole said this week outside the palace. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022 The region’s recovery is slower than in Europe, where indicators suggest travel and spending this summer was near the prepandemic peak. Stuart Condie, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 For each year between 2019 and 2021, more Americans received any mental health treatment, suggest new CDC findings. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 What does available data suggest about any side effects of a bivalent booster compared to a primary COVID-19 vaccine or earlier boosters administered in 2021? Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2022 Often planting guides suggest sowing seeds too deep and the shoots struggle to reach the surface. Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 And questions are now swirling around the timeline laid out in a Brink’s legal filing and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department documents, which suggest an almost impossibly swift journey for the tractor-trailer. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Some lawmakers are skeptical the bill has the votes needed to pass, and suggest that that’s the real reason Schumer hasn’t called a vote. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 16 Sep. 2022 The Corps found that even on sunny days, water sits in storm drains beneath the low-lying peninsula, and that models suggest the intense floods that are coming more often would become devastating without intervention. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry First Known Use 1526, in the meaning defined at sense 3b Phrases Containing suggest suggest itself auto-suggest suggest itself auto-suggest Kids Definition suggest verb sug·gest səg-ˈjest sə-ˈjest suggested; suggesting 1 : to put (as a thought or desire) into a person's mind Are you suggesting I'm wrong? 2 : to recommend as being worthy of accepting or doing "I suggest we go," said his lawyer with a sense of urgency … Louis Sachar, Holes 3 : to call to mind through close connection or association Smoke suggests fire. Legal Definition suggest transitive verb sug·gest 1 : to mention or imply as a possibility 2 : to enter on the record as a suggestion suggest verb 1 as in to indicate to convey an idea indirectly this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance indicate imply hint allude refer infer intimate mention insinuate point signify signalize signal advert smack (of) smell (of) Antonyms & Near Antonyms explain announce proclaim declare elucidate describe delineate spell out See More 2 as in to recommend to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action I suggested that they talk to a therapist about their marital problems Synonyms & Similar Words recommend advise propose urge advocate counsel offer back favor champion exhort support submit espouse advance 3 as in to propose to set before the mind for consideration might I suggest, for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail? Synonyms & Similar Words propose recommend pose offer present vote propound proffer submit put forward nominate advance put forth plan bounce file arrange move map tender plot chart shape calculate trot out lay lodge contrive frame cover Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of suggest are hint, imply, insinuate, and intimate. While all these words mean "to convey an idea indirectly," suggest may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought. a film title that suggests its subject matter The meanings of hint and suggest largely overlap; however, hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement. hinted that she might get the job Imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed. measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent While in some cases nearly identical to suggest, insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner. insinuated that there were shady dealings In some situations, the words intimate and suggest are roughly equivalent. However, intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor. intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye
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suggest

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