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suggestive

[suhg-jes-tiv, suh-] / səgˈdʒɛs tɪv, sə- /




Usage

What are other ways to say suggestive? The adjective suggestive implies an indirect or covert conveying of a meaning, sometimes mentally stimulating, sometimes verging on impropriety or indecency: a suggestive story or remark. Expressive suggests conveying, or being capable of conveying, a thought, intention, emotion, etc., in an effective or vivid manner: an expressive gesture. Meaningful and significant imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. 

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Riw Rakkulchon’s ingenious set, suggestive of both a barn and a cabinet of orchestral wonders, allows “Mexodus” to function simultaneously as a suspenseful dramatic yarn and a jam session.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

While Micron offered a confident signal about the artificial-intelligence trade, the company’s windfall isn’t necessarily suggestive of good news for the wider technology universe.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

The crash is a little too suggestive of what happened to Thelma, and, for that matter, Louise.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

While this doesn’t mean dividends are unsustainable, “it nonetheless is suggestive of strains,” the firm added.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

I wasn’t trying to be suggestive or anything; I just got kind of tired when I had to stand a lot.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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