suggestion

[suhg-jes-chuhn, suh-] / səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə- /

NOUN

advice, plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach charge idea instruction invitation motion opinion proposal proposition recommendation resolution tip

STRONG

advancement angle bid bit brainchild commendation exhortation gimmick injunction lead outline pitch presentation proffer reminder scheme setup steer submission telltale tender testimonial thesis tip-off

WEAK

big idea game plan hot lead sneaking suspicion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemnation question

WEAK

declaration demand order telling

NOUN

hint, implication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indication notion suspicion thought

STRONG

allusion association autosuggestion breath clue connotation cue inkling innuendo insinuation intimation overtone reminder self-suggestion shade signification smack symbol symbolism symbolization symbology telltale tinge trace undertone vein whisper wind

WEAK

soupçon

Antonyms

STRONG

information

WEAK

declaration demand order telling

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From The Wall Street Journal

She rejected suggestions such tactics could be discriminatory, saying "racial animus has no place in DHS".

From BBC

But Carrick refuted suggestions that he has returned to a club that has lost its soul.

From Barron's

But at a Journal conference that month, Hassett dismissed suggestions that the decision had been settled.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of course, the suggestion was unserious but it usefully if frontally undressed a reality.

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