suggests

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convey advice, plan, desire v.
imply; bring to mind v.

VERB

convey advice, plan, desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise advocate offer propose put recommend submit

STRONG

advance broach commend conjecture exhort move plug pose prefer proposition propound steer theorize tip tout

WEAK

give a tip propone put forward put in two cents put on to something tip off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny dissuade oppose refuse take

STRONG

conceal hide prove stop withhold

WEAK

declare demand order tell

VERB

imply; bring to mind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hint indicate point promise refer represent

STRONG

adumbrate advert allude connote denote evoke infer insinuate intimate occur shadow signify symbolize typify

WEAK

be a sign of cross the mind lead to believe point in direction of put in mind of

Antonyms

WEAK

declare demand order tell

Example Sentences

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suggests

"If it's making you feel lacking, that's a really important signal to pay attention to, and suggests that maybe this isn't for me to be looking at."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Look at what others are selling tickets for on StubHub and match that price, he suggests.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

New evidence suggests that picture may be incomplete.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

And after saying he doesn’t believe music can alter the world, he offered a closing comment that suggests maybe he really does.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Sure. Although you might want to go downstairs so you don’t catch those mowers outside. Or Mr. Nelsons dog barking,” Mustafa suggests.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan