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suggest
Overview of verb suggest
The verb suggest has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (57) propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)
2. (21) suggest, intimate -- (imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification")
3. (21) hint, suggest -- (drop a hint; intimate by a hint)
4. (14) indicate, suggest -- (suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases")
5. (12) suggest, evoke, paint a picture -- (call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness")
Grep of noun suggest
suggester
suggestibility
suggestion
Antonyms of verb suggest
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suggest
5 senses of suggest
Sense 1
propose, suggest, advise
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
suggest, intimate
=> imply
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
hint, suggest
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
indicate, suggest
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 5
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suggest
4 of 5 senses of suggest
Sense 1
propose, suggest, advise
=> recommend, urge, advocate
=> advance, throw out
=> proposition
=> feed back
=> submit, state, put forward, posit
=> move, make a motion
Sense 2
suggest, intimate
=> make out
Sense 3
hint, suggest
=> intimate, adumbrate, insinuate
=> clue in
=> allude, touch, advert
Sense 5
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> smack, reek
=> incriminate, imply, inculpate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suggest
5 senses of suggest
Sense 1
propose, suggest, advise
=> declare
Sense 2
suggest, intimate
=> imply
Sense 3
hint, suggest
=> convey, impart
Sense 4
indicate, suggest
=> inform
Sense 5
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> express, show, evince
'Cause To' of verb suggest
Derived Forms of verb suggest
4 of 5 senses of suggest
Sense 1
propose, suggest, advise
RELATED TO>(adj) suggestible#1
=> suggestible
RELATED TO>(noun) suggestion#4
=> suggestion, prompting
RELATED TO>(noun) suggestion#2
=> suggestion, proposition, proffer
RELATED TO>(noun) suggester#1
=> suggester, proposer
Sense 2
suggest, intimate
RELATED TO>(adj) suggestible#1
=> suggestible
RELATED TO>(adj) suggestive#2
=> indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(adj) suggestive#1
=> implicative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(noun) suggestion#4
=> suggestion, prompting
Sense 3
hint, suggest
RELATED TO>(adj) suggestible#1
=> suggestible
RELATED TO>(noun) suggestion#2
=> suggestion, proposition, proffer
RELATED TO>(noun) suggester#1
=> suggester, proposer
Sense 5
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
RELATED TO>(noun) suggestion#5
=> suggestion
Domain of verb suggest
Domain Terms of verb suggest
Familiarity of verb suggest
suggest used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb suggest
5 senses of suggest
Sense 1
propose, suggest, advise
EX: They suggest him to write the letter
EX: They suggest to move
Sense 2
suggest, intimate
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
hint, suggest
EX: They suggest that there was a traffic accident
Sense 4
indicate, suggest
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb suggest
5 senses of suggest
Sense 1
propose, suggest, advise
> declare
=> plead
=> profess
=> condemn
=> consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> account, answer for
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> promise, assure
=> promise
=> take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment
=> sentence, condemn, doom
=> proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
=> profess
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> swear, depose, depone
=> testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> decree
=> opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> count out
Sense 2
suggest, intimate
> imply
=> presuppose, suppose
=> suggest, intimate
=> connote, predicate
Sense 3
hint, suggest
> convey, impart
=> thank, give thanks
=> hint, suggest
=> say
=> look
=> flash
=> breathe
=> express, show, evince
=> mean, intend
Sense 4
indicate, suggest
> inform
=> wise up
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inoculate
=> acquaint
=> warn
=> inform
=> fill in
=> update
=> misinform, mislead
=> understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
=> denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
=> undeceive
=> warn
=> advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
=> familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
=> prompt, remind, cue
=> volunteer
=> introduce, present, acquaint
=> regret
=> indicate, point, show
=> indicate
=> indicate, suggest
=> nark
=> explain, explicate
=> tell
=> tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> narrate
=> report, describe, account
=> report
=> report, cover
=> announce, denote
=> disabuse
=> remonstrate, point out
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sense 5
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
> express, show, evince
=> sneer
=> imply, connote
=> burst out
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> imply
=> give
=> exude
=> vent, ventilate, give vent
=> give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> menace
=> beam
=> smile
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb suggest
Sense 1
propose, suggest, advise
=> declare
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Sense 2
suggest, intimate
=> imply
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Sense 3
hint, suggest
=> convey, impart
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Sense 4
indicate, suggest
=> inform
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Sense 5
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> express, show, evince
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Grep of verb suggest
suggest
Grep of adj suggest
suggested
suggestible
suggestive
Grep of adv suggest
suggestively
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