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suggestion

/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/noun3 syllables

Suggestion means: a just detectable amount.

Synonyms for suggestion10

noun, as in a just detectable amount

trace, hint, tint

noun, as in a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

proposition, proffer

noun, as in the act of inducing hypnosis

hypnotism, mesmerism

noun, as in persuasion formulated as a suggestion

prompting

also used for suggestion

incitement, proposal

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What does suggestion mean?6

noun

1

a just detectable amount“he speaks French with a trace of an accent”

2

a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection“it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse”

3

the act of inducing hypnosis

4

persuasion formulated as a suggestion

5

an idea that is suggested“the picnic was her suggestion”

6

the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with suggestion?4

two syllables

three syllables

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Suggestion in a sentence

  • It may have sounded like a suggestion, but it was an order.CK
  • It was only a suggestion, not an order.CK
  • An example is a suggestion, not an order.mailohilohi
  • He thought she spoke reasonably, so he accepted her suggestion.szilviez
  • If you want to make a suggestion, leave a comment.sundown
  • If anyone has a better suggestion, let's hear it.CK
  • Our suggestions were, in effect, almost the same.unknown
  • As a general rule, it's simple to criticize, but difficult to produce alternative suggestions.blay_paul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of suggestion

as a noun

plural
suggestions