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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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Fans may find it suggestive that the Dodgers, with the league’s top payroll, has won the last two World Series, but real-world evidence undermines the received wisdom that payroll equals success.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 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

In the bottom-left-hand corner of Apian’s diagram he has drawn some mountains, suggestive of a real place, perhaps even a reference to the Alps.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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