suggestive
adjective
sug·ges·tive səg-ˈje-stiv 
sə-ˈje-
1
a
: giving a suggestion : indicative
suggestive of a past era
b
: full of suggestions : stimulating thought
provided a suggestive … commentary on the era
Lloyd Morris
Lloyd Morris c
: stirring mental associations : evocative
2
: suggesting or tending to suggest something improper or indecent : risqué
suggestively adverb
suggestiveness noun
Synonyms
- bawdy
- blue
- gamy
- gamey
- lewd
- off
- off-color
- off-colored
- racy
- ribald
- risqué
- salty
- spicy
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
making unwelcome suggestive remarks to a subordinate will be regarded as sexual harassment a haunting and suggestive song about a long-lost love
Recent Examples on the Web Gripp uses facial analysis software in her work with patients who might have genetic conditions to assess her patient's facial features which might be suggestive of certain genetic conditions. François Brunelle, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Discussions between the company and the Massachusetts senator began in September 2019, when Markey said the company sends suggestive language to push users to consent to disclosing doorbell footage to authorities. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 Facebook group seemed put off by its suggestive language, according to Gillian Keller, a local artist with access to the group. Danny Freedman, Outside Online, 8 July 2022 Svendgard told jurors on Friday that Hopson took pictures of her and posted them on Backpage along with suggestive language. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2021 Commenters immediately called out the song's suggestive lyrics, along with the fact that the 46-year-old Blink 182 drummer was shirtless in the video. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 10 Feb. 2022 But there’s some suggestive evidence from research on teaching people how to walk again after a stroke. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2022 Cornell provides symptomatic test kits to community members who are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2022 At the time, Border Patrol agents on horseback were photographed corralling migrants, images that some people said were suggestive of slavery. New York Times, 11 June 2022 See More
François Brunelle, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Discussions between the company and the Massachusetts senator began in September 2019, when Markey said the company sends suggestive language to push users to consent to disclosing doorbell footage to authorities. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 Facebook group seemed put off by its suggestive language, according to Gillian Keller, a local artist with access to the group. Danny Freedman, Outside Online, 8 July 2022 Svendgard told jurors on Friday that Hopson took pictures of her and posted them on Backpage along with suggestive language. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2021 Commenters immediately called out the song's suggestive lyrics, along with the fact that the 46-year-old Blink 182 drummer was shirtless in the video. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 10 Feb. 2022 But there’s some suggestive evidence from research on teaching people how to walk again after a stroke. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2022 Cornell provides symptomatic test kits to community members who are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2022 At the time, Border Patrol agents on horseback were photographed corralling migrants, images that some people said were suggestive of slavery. New York Times, 11 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
suggestive
adjective
sug·ges·tive səg-ˈje-stiv
sə-ˈje-
1
: giving a hint
The furniture is suggestive of the past.
2
: full of suggestions
I read a suggestive book about decorating.
3
: suggesting something improper or indecent
Medical Definition
suggestive
adjective
sug·ges·tive sə(g)-ˈjes-tiv
1
: serving to indicate
a butterfly-shaped red rash … is highly suggestive of the disease S. E. Goldfinger et al.
S. E. Goldfinger et al.2
: tending to act like or have the effect of suggestion
Legal Definition
suggestive
adjective
sug·ges·tive
: giving a suggestion or making a hint: as
a
: being a trademark, trade dress, trade name, or service mark that requires the consumer to use thought and imagination to perceive the nature of the product or service
Note: Suggestive marks are entitled to trademark protection without proof of secondary meaning.
b
: relating to or being a lineup that in some way suggests to the witness which member of the lineup is in fact the defendant
suggestiveness
noun
as in vulgarity
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- vulgarity
- raciness
- bawdiness
- crudity
- ribaldry
- obscenity
- lasciviousness
- broadness
- earthiness
- raunch
- lewdness
- indelicacy
- crudeness
- profanity
- wantonness
- blueness
- perversity
- saltiness
- raunchiness
- indecency
- impurity
- foulness
- coarseness
- dirtiness
- smut
- filth
- grossness
- gaminess
- smuttiness
- immodesty
- filthiness
- naughtiness
- nastiness
- lechery
- lowness
- perverseness
- perversion
- kinkiness
- undesirability
- wickedness
- depravity
- unacceptability
- offensiveness
- reprehensibility
- repulsiveness
- repugnance
- abusiveness
- impureness
- loathsomeness
- unpleasantness
- dirt
- unbecomingness
- distastefulness
- indecorousness
- infamy
- indelicateness
- obnoxiousness
- depravedness
- pervertedness
- repellency
- objectionableness
- atrociousness
- atrocity
- reprehensibleness
- scurrilousness
- exceptionability
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- primness
- prudery
- puritanism
- priggishness
- prudishness
- correctness
- decorum
- seemliness
- decency
- appropriateness
- purity
- suitability
- fitness
- suitableness
- perfection
- priggery
- spotlessness
- decorousness