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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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That implies a more than $25 billion exiting run rate of capex by the end of the year, which they “characterize as runaway, unsustainable, and highly suggestive of an advisable equity capital raise.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

To be clear, the evidence linking GLP-1 agonists to gastroparesis and pancreatitis is suggestive, not definitive.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

“The latest result was a notable outlier suggestive of random upside volatility,” said Larry Werther, Chief U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“Core goods prices may be slightly stronger, but we do not expect much abnormal strength that would be suggestive of substantial tariff pass through.”

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Or even earlier than that—the Chilean site had suggestive evidence of artifacts more than thirty thousand years old.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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