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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. 

Example Sentences

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While this doesn’t mean dividends are unsustainable, “it nonetheless is suggestive of strains,” the firm added.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

For example, errors in memory or suggestive questioning during eyewitness interviews can influence how events are remembered.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Also evident here is his preternatural gift for widescreen compositions, as he uses negative space to suggestive effect and often incorporates telling details at the edges of the frame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

It was broken only by the sound of Franny blowing her nose—an abandoned, protracted, “congested” blow, suggestive of a patient with a four-day-old head cold.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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