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suggest

[suhg-jest, suh-] / səgˈdʒɛst, sə- /
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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But the data suggest that a European listing might be a better bet for higher stock-market returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A specialist carried out an ultrasound but "couldn't diagnose it from that," she said, "but she had enough evidence to suggest surgery the next day to one, diagnose and two, burn out the tissue".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But geopolitical strategists are keeping an eye on movement in the Middle East and in Washington, D.C., that could suggest this fragile truce could fall apart.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The president’s threats suggest they weren’t so mutually exclusive after all.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

“No,” agreed the polar bear, “but it will suggest possibilities, and that’s always exciting.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el