Antonyms for suggestion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : suh g-jes-chuh n, suh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə- |
Definition of suggestion
Origin :- mid-14c., "a prompting to evil," from Anglo-French and Old French suggestioun, from Latin suggestionem (nominative suggestio) "an addition, intimation, suggestion," from suggestus, past participle of suggerere "suggest, supply, bring up," from sub "up" (see sub-) + gerere "bring, carry" (see gest). Sense evolution in Latin is from "heap up, build" to "bring forward an idea." Meaning "proposal" appeared by late 14c., but original English notion of "evil prompting" is preserved in suggestive (1630s, though the indecent aspect did not emerge until 1888). Hypnotism sense is from 1887.
- noun advice, plan
- noun hint, implication
- The elder Milbrey, too, had met her at his son's suggestion.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- At Percival's suggestion of a walk, Miss Milbrey was delighted.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- There is one spot in Harrogate that has a suggestion of the early days of the town.
- Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
- The main point is that I hoped she might have a suggestion to make about Hester.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Yet she wondered if the instinct were not dormant, needing but the suggestion.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The young man caught at the suggestion, and wanted to help carry it out.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The suggestion came first from Gracie Dennis, and sounded reasonable.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- On the contrary, her voice was, if anything, even colder as she replied to his suggestion.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But they repulsed him rudely, and treated his suggestion with contempt.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- She shrinks from her father's suggestion of a summer on the farm.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
Synonyms for suggestion
- advancement
- allusion
- angle
- approach
- association
- autosuggestion
- bid
- big idea
- bit
- brainchild
- breath
- charge
- clue
- commendation
- connotation
- cue
- exhortation
- game plan
- gimmick
- hot lead
- idea
- indication
- injunction
- inkling
- innuendo
- insinuation
- instruction
- intimation
- invitation
- lead
- motion
- notion
- opinion
- outline
- overtone
- pitch
- presentation
- proffer
- proposal
- proposition
- recommendation
- reminder
- resolution
- scheme
- self-suggestion
- setup
- shade
- signification
- smack
- sneaking suspicion
- soupçon
- steer
- strain
- submission
- suspicion
- symbol
- symbolism
- symbolization
- symbology
- telltale
- tender
- testimonial
- thesis
- thought
- tinge
- tip
- tip-off
- trace
- undertone
- vein
- whisper
- wind
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