suggestion
/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/noun3 syllables
Suggestion means: a just detectable amount.
Synonyms for suggestion10
noun, as in a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
noun, as in the act of inducing hypnosis
hypnotism, mesmerism
noun, as in persuasion formulated as a suggestion
prompting
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