suggestion
Other forms: suggestions
A suggestion is an idea someone proposes. You can accept or reject a suggestion.
When someone gives an order — like in the military — it has to be carried out. On the other hand, a suggestion is an idea that's optional. At a restaurant, a waiter may make a suggestion of a good soup. A friend could make a suggestion of a fun movie. If you're new in town, you might ask for suggestions of good neighborhoods. Suggestions are ideas that can be taken or rejected; it’s up to the person who receives the suggestion.
Definitions of suggestion
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an idea that is suggested“the picnic was her suggestion”
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types:
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glimmer, glimmering, inkling, intimation
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
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posthypnotic suggestion
a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened
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glimmer, glimmering, inkling, intimation
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a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection“it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse”
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synonyms:
proffer, proposition
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breath, hint, intimation
an indirect suggestion
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ghost, touch, trace
a suggestion of some quality
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advance, approach, feeler, overture
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
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tang
a suggestion of some quality
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type of:
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proposal
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
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the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
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higher cognitive process
cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
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higher cognitive process
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persuasion formulated as a suggestion
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synonyms:
prompting
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persuasion, suasion
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
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persuasion, suasion
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the act of inducing hypnosis
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a just detectable amount
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spark
a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
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small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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spark
Pronunciation
US
/səgˈdʒɛstʃɪn/
UK
/səˈdʒɛstʃən/
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