Antonyms for suggest

Grammar : Verb

Spell : suhg-jest, suh-

Phonetic Transcription : səgˈdʒɛst, sə-

Definition of suggest

Origin : 1520s, from Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere (see suggestion). Related: Suggested; suggesting.

verb convey advice, plan, desire
verb imply; bring to mind

Example sentences :

It was the fact that there was nowhere a touch to suggest preparation for her home-coming.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

How wise his mother had been to suggest that he should go out for a walk.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

"Then give them their bridles, and let them range the woods," Heyward ventured to suggest.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

The weak spot in his argument was his inability to suggest a reasonable motive.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

That's the only incentive you can suggest for spying, unconnected with my affairs?
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

I'd suggest, at a hazard guess, some place in the interior of Pennsylvania.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Somehow the fellow did suggest Kirkwood's caller of the afternoon.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Arthur was quite unprepared for them, and quite unable to suggest an explanation of them.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

But a dangerous precedent,' said Mr Pecksniff, 'permit me to suggest.'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

It was only with hesitation that Fonsegue himself had ventured to suggest Dauvergne.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for suggest

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