suggestionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/səˈdʒes.tʃən/us/səˈdʒes.tʃən/B1 an idea, plan, or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it:
I don't know what to wear tonight - do you have any suggestions?
She made some very helpful suggestions but her boss rejected them all.
[ + that ] They didn't like my suggestion that we should all share the cost.
I have a few favourite restaurants that I tend to go back to, but I'm always open to new suggestions (= willing to try new ones that people suggest).
I went to the Park Street dentist's at Ann's suggestion (= as a result of Ann suggesting it) and I was really impressed.
communication of an idea without stating it directly:
the suggestion of his guilt
a very small amount of something:
a suggestion of an Irish accent
More examples
- They treated his suggestion with derision.
- Although they said nothing, she could sense their disapproval of her suggestion.
- I'd like to think I'm open to any reasonable suggestion.
- Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides it.
- My suggestion that we all play tennis sank like a stone.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- indication
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
Small in number and quantity