Word for suggesting something

  • advise
  • advocate
  • offer
  • propose
  • put
  • recommend
  • submit
  • advance
  • broach
  • commend
  • conjecture
  • exhort
  • move
  • plug
  • pose
  • prefer
  • proposition
  • propound
  • steer
  • theorize
  • tip
  • tout
  • give a tip
  • propone
  • put forward
  • put in two cents
  • put on to something
  • tip off
  • hint
  • indicate
  • point
  • promise
  • refer
  • represent
  • adumbrate
  • advert
  • allude
  • connote
  • denote
  • evoke
  • infer
  • insinuate
  • intimate
  • occur
  • shadow
  • signify
  • symbolize
  • typify
  • be a sign of
  • cross the mind
  • lead to believe
  • point in direction of
  • put in mind of

On this page you’ll find 196 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to suggest, such as: advise, advocate, offer, propose, put, and recommend.

  • declare
  • demand
  • order
  • tell

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SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985

WORDS RELATED TO SUGGEST

  • augur
  • bode
  • cloud
  • darken
  • foretell
  • indicate
  • intimate
  • mist
  • obfuscate
  • obscure
  • outline
  • portend
  • sketch
  • suggest
  • augurs
  • bodes
  • clouds
  • darkens
  • foretells
  • indicates
  • intimates
  • mists
  • obfuscates
  • obscures
  • outlines
  • portends
  • sketches
  • suggests
  • adduce
  • allege
  • ballyhoo
  • beat the drum for
  • benefit
  • boost
  • cite
  • encourage
  • foster
  • further
  • get ink for
  • hype
  • introduce
  • lay forward
  • make a pitch for
  • offer
  • plug
  • present
  • proffer
  • puff
  • push
  • put forward
  • put on the map
  • serve
  • set forth
  • splash
  • spot
  • submit
  • suggest
  • throw spotlight on
  • urge
  • accelerates
  • achieves
  • brings forward
  • comes forward
  • conquers
  • continues ahead
  • continues on
  • dispatches
  • drives
  • elevates
  • forges ahead
  • gains ground
  • gets ahead
  • gets green light
  • gets there
  • gets with it
  • goes ahead
  • goes forth
  • goes forward
  • goes great guns
  • goes places
  • goes to town
  • hastens
  • launches
  • makes headway
  • makes the scene
  • marches
  • moves on
  • moves onward
  • moves up
  • press on
  • proceeds
  • progresses
  • promotes
  • propels
  • pushes ahead
  • pushes on
  • quickens
  • sends forward
  • skyrockets
  • speeds
  • steps forward
  • storms
  • admonish
  • advocate
  • caution
  • charge
  • commend
  • counsel
  • direct
  • dissuade
  • encourage
  • enjoin
  • exhort
  • forewarn
  • give a pointer
  • give a tip
  • guide
  • instruct
  • kibitz
  • level with
  • move
  • opine
  • point out
  • preach
  • prepare
  • prescribe
  • prompt
  • put bug in ear
  • put in two cents
  • recommend
  • steer
  • suggest
  • tout
  • update
  • urge
  • warn
  • admonishes
  • advocates
  • cautions
  • charges
  • commends
  • counsels
  • directs
  • dissuades
  • encourages
  • enjoins
  • exhorts
  • forewarns
  • gives a pointer
  • gives a tip
  • guides
  • instructs
  • kibitzes
  • levels with
  • moves
  • opines
  • points out
  • preaches
  • prepares
  • prescribes
  • prompts
  • puts bug in ear
  • puts in two cents
  • recommends
  • steers
  • suggests
  • touts
  • updates
  • urges
  • warns

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Verb

To put forward for consideration

To theorize, or consider the possibility of

To give a hint of

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Verb

To put forward for consideration

propose

recommend

advise

advocate

counsel

move

encourage

submit

table

advance

offer

pose

proffer

prescribe

urge

bounce

exhort

float

plug

prefer

proposition

put

steer

tip

tout

vote

offer a suggestion

tip off

give a tip

put in two cents

put on to

present

put forward

propound

raise

tender

moot

introduce

broach

air

posit

bring up

adduce

ventilate

mention

promote

bring forward

put up

champion

endorse

support

state

come up with

back

volunteer

set forth

espouse

nominate

push

give

lodge

pitch

further

name

sanction

vouch for

touch on

lay out

cite

ask

favourUK

favorUS

commend

bid

place

express

allude to

make a pitch

set before

extend

argue

speak for

argue for

caution

discuss

propone

expound

admonish

postulate

solicit

provide

press for

show

deliver

beat the drum for

extol

preach

refer

lay before

talk about

push for

declare

produce

be in favor of

request

peddle

be all for

contend

go on record for

initiate

bring

forewarn

assert

enjoin

warn

allege

impart

stage

mount

put forth

adjure

throw up

set out

entreat

prompt

opine

advert

invite

subscribe to

make a motion

point out

talk of

trot out

speak of

spread

proclaim

speak favorably of

hint at

voice

speak in favor of

relate

instruct

question

query

boost

sponsor

exhibit

demo

affirm

file

canvass

manifest

enter

press

approach

uphold

hold out

countenance

hype

expose

establish

open

indorse

charge

roll out

hand out

put on the table

vent

implore

beseech

puff

say

bring out

exalt

move for

praise

lobby for

root for

stump for

approve of

hit on

lay down

stand up for

raise a subject

venture

campaign for

put before

call for

speak highly of

think highly of

build up

elect

choose

put in a good word for

make known

speak well of

stand by

speak in favour of

put down

put in a good word

approve

supply

bring something up

have in mind

forward

consider

sound

persuade

insist on

project

hypothesizeUS

claim

ask about

convey

yield

promulgate

spitball

kibitz

turn

transpose

translate

carry

render

slate

insist

get the answer to

seek the answer to

hypothesiseUK

avow

maintain

purport

test the popularity of

register

commit

pick

select

pressure

lay forward

make a pitch for

publish

offer as a suggestion

put on the map

serve

throw out

ballyhoo

throw spotlight on

aggrandize

conjecture

essay

speculate

intimate

illustrate

furnish

put to

hold

pronounce

asseverate

attest

aver

run something up the flagpole

publicizeUS

put down for

second

reveal

demonstrate

display

run something up the flagpole to see who salutes

guide

dictate

speak one’s piece

interject

embark on

enter on

interpose

evoke

dare to say

market

unveil

direct

foster

issue

put in

send in

hand in

lay on the line

assist

big up

open up

raise the subject of

try out

raise subject

announce

report

hold up

speak favourably of

front for

spruik

aid

propagandizeUS

help

launch

advertise

defend

justify

herald

harbinger

cue

look with favour on

sell

patronizeUS

big something up

propagandiseUK

proselytizeUS

proselytiseUK

advertize

preview

give advice

give one’s suggestions to

give one’s opinion to

give direction to

give two cents

wise up

give guidance to

give pointer

clue

lay

cast

contribute

patroniseUK

bless

bolster

vindicate

inform of

merchandise

bring about

put on

contribute to

hint

put on display

put before the public

get together

bring together

come out with

seek

plead for

plunk for

plump for

side with

publiciseUK

shove in your face

go for

go with

go to bat for

make somebody aware of

open up on

bring to somebody’s attention

turn somebody on to

petition

run interference for

campaign on behalf of

spread around

brace up

say so

hold with

give somebody a taste for

spring with

hold a brief for

ride shotgun

get on bandwagon

give a leg up

be in corner

give a lift

command

set

importune

summon

requisition

give a clue

clue in

give the low-down

give a hint

inquireUS

quote

specify

allude

note

call

ask for

enquireUK

invoke

point

interpolate

instance

appeal for

look for

bid for

treat

insert

depend on it

believe in

put your faith in

have faith in

go on the record for

trust

bank on

depend on

be certain

count on

swear by

be satisfied with

compliment

rely on

go into

comment on

speak about

deal with

offer recommendation

make mention of

make reference to

make allusions to

write about

call attention to

advert to

treat of

give as an example

direct attention to

more ❯

“In the meantime, I would strongly suggest not using the light until after it’s been checked.”

Verb

To theorize, or consider the possibility of

theoriseUK

theorizeUS

hypothesiseUK

hypothesizeUS

propound

speculate

think

conceive

conjecture

suppose

guess

imagine

philosophiseUK

philosophizeUS

posit

postulate

surmise

broach

propone

put forward

presume

reckon

figure

presuppose

venture

assume

opine

suspect

gather

estimate

feel

fancy

submit

propose

believe

predicate

consider

deem

advance

premise

judge

view

regard

bet

hazard

understand

expect

deduce

sense

intuit

infer

fathom

dare say

take as a hypothesis

determine

esteem

evaluate

size up

assert

hypothecate

hold

conclude

adjudge

assess

have a feeling

have a hunch

discern

predict

hold that

calculate

approximate

gaugeUK

be of the opinion

perceive

ascertain

apprehend

be of the view

call

take for granted

savvy

recognizeUS

grasp

cognize

gageUS

place

guesstimate

comprehend

appreciate

tumble to

see

make

twig

have as one’s opinion

maintain

be under the impression

pick

appraise

divine

recogniseUK

go out on a limb

take a shot at

weigh up

work out

form an opinion of

be convinced

take a stab at

make a guess at

hazard a guess

think likely

cotton on to

catch on to

ween

make an estimate of

jump to a conclusion

find

project

formulate

say

blue-sky

read

aver

claim

be of the opinion that

theorize that

think it likely that

trust

postulate that

have an idea that

grok

sum up

decipher

register

dig

observe

know

detect

notice

assimilate

decode

note

formulate a theory

form a theory

proffer

get the impression

volunteer

wager

feel in one’s bones

glean

have a funny feeling

anticipate

prevision

realizeUS

get

foresee

daresay

imply

throw out

have a suspicion

just know

have a sneaking feeling

have a sneaking suspicion

figure out

suss

foreknow

discover

forefeel

realiseUK

visualiseUK

visualizeUS

latch on to

take a stab

cook up

be given to understand

have a sneaking suspicion of

get the picture

pick out

take a shot

dare-say

dream up

be inclined to think

have a foreboding

get vibes

be aware

have the impression

have funny feeling

think it likely

have vibes

state

take

rate

put

pretend

dream

reason

pose

solve

select

survey

chance

happen upon

have sneaking suspicion

be afraid

swear by

set forth

take stock in

take as gospel truth

take it

suspicion

allow

come to the conclusion

take as read

accept

draw the inference

extrapolate

construe

forecast

derive

take it as given

decide

learn

make out

envisage

get the idea

interpret

hear

envision

count on

look upon

image

vision

have the feeling

foretell

contend

take it as read

dope out

be of the conviction

draw

grant

prophesy

credit

compute

bank on

feature

compass

valuate

form opinion

take it for granted

head trip

have an idea

pick up

take in

read between lines

contemplate

tell

be aware of

become aware of

be conscious of

be informed

hear tell

catch

count

be led to believe

become conscious of

see the light

become cognizant of

be cognizant of

catch on

take something read

consider it right

adjudicate

come to the conclusion that

hypotheticate

repute

take something as given

take something for granted

resolve

cast

predetermine

syllogize

ratiocinate

count upon

fall for

concede

give opinion

express an opinion

pass judgment

bargain for

take as fact

draw conclusions

fear

plan on

be confident

take something at face value

regard as likely

disbelieve

take as granted

rationalizeUS

rationaliseUK

contextualiseUK

think it probable

reckon on

be certain

be sure

risk assuming

venture a guess

distinguish

identify

harbor suspicion

contextualizeUS

feel for

stumble on

depend

rely

think probable

calculate roughly

count up

number

put a figure on

take something on board

differentiate

see through

scent

seize

conceit

taste

apperceive

smell

behold

picture

cotton to

get the drift

come to know

get the impression of

get to know

feel in gut

catch the drift

be with it

brainstorm

jump the gun

fantasizeUS

ideate

dope

fantasy

create

fantasiseUK

conjure

collect

induce

fathom out

make suppositions

conjure up

kick around

get a fix on

see daylight

become conscious of the fact that

become aware of the fact that

find out

wise up

have an aha moment

get through one’s head

get the message

become conscious

get on to

be aware of the fact that

get it

be conscious of the fact that

suss out

come to understand

arrive at

draw inference

read into

reach conclusion

pipe-dream

put two and two together

read between the lines

beat one’s brains

make guesses

think up

trump up

think it conceivable

call it

psych out

call the turn

run it up flagpole

build castles in air

more ❯

“Both of them suggest that the heartland of the people they called Celts was in southern France.”

Verb

To give a hint of

indicate

denote

demonstrate

express

illustrate

infer

manifest

represent

evince

hint

insinuate

reveal

show

signify

argue

hint at

allude to

give the idea

point to

lead to the belief

give the impression

lead you to believe

imply

betoken

signal

evidence

mean

bespeak

be evidence of

symbolizeUS

be a sign of

connote

symboliseUK

intimate

spell

designate

display

exhibit

prove

tell of

betray

be symptomatic of

point toward

disclose

reflect

convey

add up to

attest

communicate

import

point at

be a symptom of

evoke

stand for

testify to

mark

purport

expose

flag up

witness

spell out

register

impart

smack of

pin down

be an indication of

make known

declare

flash

refer to

present

bear witness to

give away

point out

intend

predicate

entail

testify

typify

portend

read

exemplify

announce

encapsulate

record

pinpoint

peg

broadcast

augur

make

be equivalent to

signpost

say

have overtones of

have undertones of

reproduce

proclaim

emblematize

publish

conjure up

have an aura of

give a feeling of

be associated with

have an atmosphere of

feature

be symptomatic

draw

button down

showcase

paint

mirror

symbol

bear out

unveil

involve

allude

drive at

add up

specify

speak

get at

prefigure

predict

comprise

constitute

advertise

advertize

foretell

promise

result from

bode

speak of

propose

approximate to

air

prognosticate

presage

serve as evidence of

uncover

promulgate

make clear

brandish

embody

gesture towards

foreshow

omen

assert

betide

note

point in direction of

epitomizeUS

be tantamount to

correspond to

be an abbreviation of

appear for

personify

offer

name

finger

lead

tab

tag

point

lead to believe

sign

boil down to

come down to

amount to

bring to mind

draw attention to

put one’s finger on

put down for

epitomiseUK

body forth

be a symbol of

divulge

capture

publicizeUS

establish

partake

release

disseminate

recall

depict

strut

let the cat out of the bag

exteriorize

vent

come out with

give the show away

wave around

give the game away

show and tell

spill

give out

parade

set forth

make public

make plain

lay bare

publiciseUK

report

voice

utter

let it all hang out

sport

portray

picture

photograph

catch

film

partake of

be characterized by

have the qualities of

have the attributes of

characterizeUS

describe

render

delineate

sketch

summon up

call to mind

character

outline

image

define

limn

draftUS

run down

realiseUK

enact

narrate

realizeUS

interpret

run through

relate

draughtUK

characteriseUK

design

track

wink

carry

bear

more ❯

“The results also suggest the possibility of transport of small molecules within and along tendons in vivo.”

Verb

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly

connote

evoke

convey

express

impart

imply

insinuate

allude

evince

hint

infer

intimate

signify

conjure up

indicate

adumbrate

advert

denote

hint at

occur

point

promise

refer

remind

represent

shadow

smack of

symboliseUK

symbolizeUS

typify

allude to

bring to mind

call up

refer to

remind you of

summon up

drive at

get at

be redolent of

call to mind

lead to believe

make you think of

put one in mind of

be a sign of

point in direction of

put someone in mind of

put you in mind of

signal

mean

give an inkling

give someone to understand

intend

convey the impression

give a clue

allude to the fact

give someone to believe

impute

leak

make out

say indirectly

tip off

mention

broach

purport

ascribe

point to

point toward

propose

whisper

cue

expose

import

implicate

angle

lead up to

touch on

bring up

give a hint

drop a hint

make reference to the fact

let it be known

make a reference to the fact

tip the wink

say in passing

contemplate

aim

design

draw inference

inform

warn

communicate

have in mind

betoken

air

assert

rumorUS

rumourUK

affirm

presuppose

clue

approach the subject of

introduce the subject of

cite

give someone an inkling of

make overtures about

spill the beans

let the cat out of the bag

make advances about

tip someone the wink about

introduce

lead to

leave tracks

leave trace

leave evidence

talk about

advert to

make reference

make allusion

mention in passing

refer in passing

mention en passant

speak briefly of

make a passing reference

make an allusion to

foreshadow

put flea in ear

let out of bag

tip one’s hand

refer to the fact

more ❯

“His comments were designed to suggest that my derriere appeared rather portly in the pants I was wearing.”

Verb

To make an assertion without proof

allege

assert

maintain

declare

claim

state

avow

aver

contend

profess

insist

avouch

attest

proclaim

argue

swear

asseverate

purport

hold

certify

testify

advance

cite

adduce

depose

plead

uphold

imply

charge

present

challenge

pretend

hint

insinuate

indicate

offer

intimate

recount

put forward

give evidence

make out

put forth

say

tell

reveal

disclose

divulge

make known

convey

affirm

express

announce

utter

impart

mention

communicate

submit

get across

make public

articulate

pronounce

air

denote

enunciate

advocate

opine

verbalizeUS

phrase

broadcast

vent

admit

confess

mouth

publicizeUS

advertise

advertize

verbaliseUK

publiciseUK

let out

put across

give away

put into words

propose

postulate

word

voice

report

propound

relate

import

signify

promulgate

explain

speak

expose

raise

deliver

predicate

relay

sound

frame

blab

put

circulate

connote

pass on

designate

render

pass

let on

throw out

spell out

pop off

talk about

give voice to

reason

spread

posit

vocalizeUS

couch

press

disseminate

expostulate

protest

intend

leak

advise

ventilate

publish

uncover

reassert

reaffirm

note

mutter

broach

quote

expound

give

formulate

shout

repeat

cry

discuss

outline

emphasizeUS

stress

intone

whisper

specify

spill

unfold

detail

remark

modulate

vocaliseUK

emphasiseUK

let slip

bespeak

address

clarify

inform

put over

clothe

summariseUK

blurt out

summarizeUS

translate

get over

give expression to

testify to

set forth

give utterance to

come out with

get off

speak about

point out

bring out

give vent to

transmit

syllogize

establish

represent

hypothecate

acknowledge

spell

stand for

add up to

exhibit

describe

espouse

premise

comment

defend

question

name

talk

draw conclusions

squeal

sing

hand on

drop

remonstrate

move

put out

let on about

write

share

break

ring up

get through

breathe a word of

notify

give the impression

appeal

let the cat out of the bag

give the game away

unveil

bring to light

exclaim

prevail upon

recite

make a case for

make a case

make somebody believe

enounce

vouch

spout

blurt

orate

chatter

mumble

give reasons for

drawl

jaw

retell

chirp

yak

regurgitate

narrate

lip

signal

gab

gas

perorate

rehearse

yammer

murmur

evince

pipe

read

declaim

spiel

soliloquize

seem

make clear

reel off

sound out

pipe up with

appear

mean

warrant

impersonate

lay claim

betoken

personate

pose as

be ostensibly

set oneself up

be apparently

masquerade as

pass for

set oneself up as

be disguised as

allege that one is

betray

imply that one is

assert that one is

maintain that one is

point to

represent oneself as

pass oneself off as

proclaim that one is

unmask

feign the identity of

babble

lay bare

vouchsafe

breathe

discover

let drop

open your heart

unload on

spill to

lay the gaff

bring out into the open

buzz

crack to

unburden

confide

let fall

lay it on

bend an ear

let in on

share a confidence

table

annunciate

moot

debate

blare

look

trumpet

herald

asservate

blazon

inflect

intonate

allegate

roar

yell

talk of

attest to

give testimony

pour out

put in words

give utterance

go into

shout from the rooftops

give out

lay down

give expression

speak out

bear witness

bring forward

bring into the open

more ❯

Verb

To presage, or suggest something in advance

foreshadow

augur

presage

portend

foretell

herald

prophesy

forebode

indicate

harbinger

betoken

promise

predict

bode

foretoken

signal

prognosticate

adumbrate

prefigure

foreshow

forewarn

omen

anticipate

forerun

imply

hint

telegraph

shadow

point to

warn of

be in the wind

signify

forecast

intimate

be a presage of

spell

imagine

fancy

consider

presuppose

picture

symbolizeUS

type

announce

symboliseUK

typify

forereckon

vaticinate

divine

shadow forth

be a harbinger of

foresee

read

soothsay

call

auspicate

previse

spae

be an early indication of

crystal-ball

call it

make book

see something coming

have a hunch

forbode

bespeak

denote

look

insinuate

hint at

lead you to expect

look like

seem likely

bring hope

hold out hope

give an indication of

hold probability

give hope

give hope of

give good grounds for expecting

be a sign of

show signs of

hold a probability of

hold out hopes of

bid fair

give every indication of

show all the signs

lead to expect

be evidence of

project

dope out

envisage

expect

figure out

be an omen of

determine

speculate

figure

predetermine

threaten

envision

foreknow

call the turn

estimate

reckon

be a warning of

psych out

guess

calculate

conjecture

infer

surmise

gageUS

gather

conclude

reason

gaugeUK

apprehend

hazard a guess

see it coming

mean

warn

croak

be an indication of

demonstrate

plan

sense

visualizeUS

visualiseUK

presume

see

proclaim

forewarn of

preindicate

forespell

crystal ball

psych it out

see in the cards

perceive

call the shots

feel

see future

see the future

say

tell of

intuit

purport

tip

suppose

sanction

plan for

see handwriting on wall

size up

tell in advance

judge

precounsel

forespeak

halsen

offer

stop

message

give a warning of

add up to

be the harbinger of

amount to

have a feeling

premonish

divulge

disclose

declare

reveal

tell

psych

dope

be an omen

to foreshadow

call the shot

crystal ball it

suspect

assume

contemplate

prevision

forefeel

premise

preknow

espy

entertain

foretaste

hope for

count on

wait for

watch for

be prepared for

pre-empt

bank on

count upon

bargain on

bargain for

have a hunch of

deem likely

think likely

look for

come to the conclusion

be inclined to think

regard as likely

take for granted

take it

contemplate the possibility of

draw the inference

plan on

take it as given

have sneaking suspicion

reckon on

count chickens

allow for

prepare for

figure on

think it likely

more ❯

Verb

To state or remark as one’s opinion or belief

opine

remark

comment

reflect

note

observe

say

editorialiseUK

editorializeUS

declare

allow

pronounce

preach

moot

propound

discourse

lecture

venture

advance

rant

volunteer

propose

submit

air

posit

hazard

weigh in

hold forth

speak out

put forward

give

advise

inform

tell

speak up

notify

mention

state

interject

interpose

announce

utter

assert

commentate

wisecrack

animadvert

pass comment

mouth off

come out with

express

expound

explicate

explain

elucidate

affirm

clarify

point out

pass on

bring out

crack

speak

comment on

touch on

speak of

refer to

say something about

more ❯

Verb

To say as a further remark

add

declare

mention

state

cite

communicate

disclose

divulge

indicate

note

reveal

say

specify

infer

quote

remark

report

tell

detail

continue

allude to

persist

reply

continue to speak

go on

keep going

say further

state further

carry on

go on to say

Verb

To give the impression of being or having a negative quality or characteristic

stink

evidence

smack

smell

reek

show signs

smack of

testify to

be characterized by

be suggestive

bear the stamp of

have all the hallmarks of

give the impression

be redolent of

be permeated by

reek of

smell of

strongly suggest

have all the hallmarks

Verb

To communicate or declare (something) formally or officially

notify

broadcast

publish

communicate

declare

proclaim

announce

state

divulge

disclose

post

blazon

circulate

herald

reveal

promulgate

disseminate

air

report

mention

convey

spread

express

vent

cable

wire

acquaint

assert

enlighten

hint

radio

speak

talk

teach

telephone

write

make known

give notice of

give notice

clue in

fill in

let know

pass out

send word

tip off

wise up

let in on

publicizeUS

tell

trumpet

publiciseUK

enunciate

release

advertise

advertize

make public

give out

annunciate

sound

blaze

blare

placard

flash

impart

pronounce

say

inform

set forth

issue

propound

drum

advance

moot

call

preconize

indicate

advise

tweet

utter

put out

shout from the rooftops

blazon abroad

let out

pass on

come out with

noise abroad

pass the word

talk about

remark

transmit

let it be known

voice

propagate

raise

articulate

promote

show

pass

decree

endorse

toot

acclaim

make a statement

bring into the open

bruit about

make official

describe

cite

detail

quote

document

relay

relate

delineate

name

specify

note

submit

cover

testify

recount

recite

outline

narrate

chronicle

drop

present

throw out

breathe a word of

designate

chart

summarizeUS

propose

summariseUK

itemiseUK

list

itemizeUS

adumbrate

venture

give details

provide details

give the facts

give an account of

bring word

communicate information

set out

bring word on

give an account

write up

account for

posit

give

hazard

volunteer

put forward

comment

speak up

leak

betray

unveil

give away

intimate

blurt

babble

blast

spill

admit

confess

unfold

spring

expose

explain

concede

bare

affirm

avow

vouchsafe

cough

discover

blab

acknowledge

spread around

let on

get out of your system

let the cat out of the bag

bring out into open

give the low-down

let drop

open up

bring to public notice

give the show away

give the game away

go public on

let on about

blow the gaff

take the wraps off

bring out into the open

blurt out

lay bare

blow the lid off

get off your chest

break the news

come clean about

bring to public attention

put cards on table

go public with

blow wide open

let slip

dish the dirt

let fall

take the lid off

sound off

issue a statement about

run off at mouth

read out

distribute

bruit

diffuse

share

propagandizeUS

propagandiseUK

purvey

put about

tout

preach

disperse

extol

print

spotlight

deliver

bruit abroad

bring out

send out

expound

profess

ventilate

scatter

conduct

strew

dispatch

transfuse

telecast

break

gazette

spread about

splash

cry

stream

have printed

televise

put in print

beam

bandy about

produce

put into words

spread out

be passed around

get out

put on the air

display

proliferate

hawk

ballyhoo

bark

celebrate

beat the drum about

carry

hype

puff

forward

signal

intone

peddle

splatter

flourish

renown

sound loudly

bandy

bear

pump out

inscribe

depict

boast

run with

radiate

mainstream

populariseUK

popularizeUS

table

speak of

call out

churn out

put in circulation

pass round

shout

podcast

sow

ring out

transfer

give utterance to

clarify

give expression to

postulate

give voice to

represent

bandy around

hand on

bill

immortaliseUK

headline

soft-sell

skywrite

immortalizeUS

spot

press-agent

billboard

keep posted

give details of

out

signify

spout

formulate

evince

spiel

exchange

maintain

spill the beans

lay down

pitch

hard sell

play up

illustrate

protest

mark

spell out

get across

ring up

get through

ostend

stump

leak out

go the rounds

pass around

raise awareness

come out

screen

make a pitch for

put on the map

rumorUS

rumourUK

set down

shout out

put on the airwaves

live-stream

videocast

state publicly

blaze abroad

shout from the housetops

get on a soapbox

spread it around

shoot off one’s mouth

dispel

dissipate

travel

dispense

gossip

spread the word

noise

whisper

move

get around

make the rounds

get about

move around

more ❯

Verb

To resemble someone or something in appearance, action or behavior

take after

resemble

mirror

favorUS

favourUK

recall

ditto

evoke

rival

be similar to

remind you of

be like

look like

bear a resemblance to

put one in mind of

have the look of

make one think of

be the spitting image of

conjure up

call up

cause one to remember

be a chip off the old block

remind of

summon up

put someone in mind of

have a look of

match

follow

simulate

echo

appear like

bear resemblance to

correspond to

come near

bear semblance to

be not unlike

be the very picture of

smack of

look a lot like

be the spit of

be a dead ringer for

be the image of

parallel

come close to

approximate

have signs of

mimic

seem like

double

have all the hallmarks of

duplicate

have earmarks of

bring to mind

feature

approximate to

be the picture of

pass for

have the hallmarks of

sound like

put you in mind of

be not dissimilar to

look similar to

have the appearance of

Verb

To call an image or memory to the mind

conjure

rouse

evoke

invoke

raise

echo

recall

recreate

awaken

stir

call up

allude to

bring to mind

call to mind

summon up

conjure up

put one in mind of

recollect

remember

cause one to remember

remind of

remind you of

remind

rekindle

to recollect

have memories

look back

dig into the past

refresh memory

bear in mind

stir up memories of

to remember

revive memories of

jog one’s memory of

hint at

awake one’s memories of

point out

make one remember

cause one to bethink

cause one to recollect

put someone in mind of

run by again

hark back to

put in mind

evoke memories of

take you back to

tell again of

make one think of

be reminiscent of

bring one back to

refresh one’s memory of

ring a bell

stir up

evoke images of

awaken memories of

take one back to

call attention to

reawaken

bring back

think of

think back to

put you in mind of

make reference to

provoke

kindle

summon

revive

excite

spark

spark off

call forth

arouse

more ❯

Verb

(smack of) To resemble or imply (a hint of) something

smack

echo

imply

resemble

appear like

hint at

look like

smack of

remind of

seem like

sound like

bear a resemblance to

be reminiscent of

be similar to

bring to mind

correspond to

be like

have a look of

Verb

To have a suggestion or trace of (a quality or attribute, typically one considered bad)

savorUS

savourUK

seem like

smack of

hint at

be indicative of

give the impression

have overtones of

have the hallmarks of

have all the signs of

have a suggestion of

have the air of

smack

taste

have a flavour

be reminiscent

have a flavor

resemble

have the air of being

give the impression of being

convey the impression of being

appear like

come across as

smell

be suggestive of

look like

show signs of

have the appearance of being

have the aspects of

have the earmarks of

come off as

feel like

show signs of being

have the appearance of

have the qualities of

come across as being

have the look of

savour of

strike as being

look to be

create the impression of being

appear to be

have the features of

appear

seem

look

sound

feel

act

look like one is

give the impression being

look as though one is

give the idea

convey the impression

look as if you are

sound like

present as being

look as if

manifest being

make a show of being

show every sign of being

give the feeling of being

make like one is

show every sign of

give the feeling of

give every appearance of being

have the look of being

strike you as

look like you are

give the idea of

make a show of

create the impression being

occur to one as

convey the impression being

give the idea of being

display signs of being

have the appearance

give someone the feeling that one is

strike as

look as if one is

seem to be

sound as if you are

exhibit being

create the impression

give every indication of being

more ❯

Verb

To make a false show or pretense of

simulate

feign

fake

sham

affect

pretend

dissemble

assume

imitate

act

counterfeit

bluff

profess

pose

play

ape

copy

do

fabricate

mirror

playact

reproduce

lie

misrepresent

parrot

disguise

concoct

prevaricate

equivocate

phoneyUK

phonyUS

invent

pirate

deceive

cheat

create

exaggerate

feature

resemble

put on

pass for

put on an act

give the appearance of

make believe

act like

act out

knock off

do like

take off

conjure up

do a take-off

mock up

go through the motions of

mimic

impersonate

dissimulate

make like

masquerade

posture

play-act

falsify

put it on

make a pretence of

put up a front

put on a front

forge

make a show of

mime

echo

make-believe

contrive

emulate

follow

spoof

kid

front

repeat

parody

mock

ditto

play at

copycat

adopt

play possum

make as if

put on a false front

make out

portray

devise

duplicate

represent

personate

pretend to be

trump up

go like

make out like

make up

do a bit

pass oneself off as

stage

caricature

scheme

burlesque

mislead

purport

malinger

clone

cloak

construct

orchestrate

manufacture

veil

whitewash

mask

recreate

fib

let on

conceal

hide

travesty

replicate

camouflage

embody

mimeo

take on

plagiarizeUS

ham

personify

misstate

put on airs

aspire to

hatch

phony up

pose as

Xerox

plagiariseUK

four-flush

monkey

pass off as

masquerade as

dress up

cover up

fake it

send up

shuck and jive

pass off

profess to be

put up a smoke screen

go through the motions

tell untruth

make a copy of

make a replica of

follow the example of

follow suit

tell a white lie

let on like

play to the gallery

lay it on thick

do an impression of

play the part

create out of thin air

hoax

design

pull

strike

claim

delude

defraud

pretend to have

posture as

seem to be

swing the lead

profess to have

put up a front of

dream up

put on a pretense

exhibit

assume the role of

affect the role of

reduplicate

be hypocritical

claim falsely

fake out

be deceitful

fudge

display

mess

render

fool

dupe

carbon

develop

assume the role

stat

manifold

Photostat

trace

photocopy

match

ham it up

satirizeUS

show

become

model

epitomizeUS

parallel

act as if

act as though

lay on

reflect

depict

typify

epitomiseUK

incarnate

reiterate

lampoon

suppress

obscure

give appearance of

put on act

make show of

come to have

double as

turn into

put on a false display

reprint

follow example

minimizeUS

veneer

varnish

downplay

image

double

behave like

perform

sugarcoat

airbrush

secrete

extenuate

screen

take leaf out of book

minimiseUK

guy

attitudinize

take as an example

rip off

take after

take as a model

copy fraudulently

model yourself on

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone’s steps

pattern yourself after

pattern oneself on

be inspired by

take a leaf out of someone’s book

take as a role model

enact

hoke

satiriseUK

de-emphasize

keep quiet about

hush up

keep a lid on

draw a veil over

sweep under the carpet

keep dark

keep secret

be dishonest about

soft-pedal

sweep under the rug

carbon copy

disguise as

make like a

disguise yourself

pass as

purport to be

assume the character of

represent oneself as

disguise oneself as

assume character

pass yourself off

act a part

fake being

take the part of

play a role

mask as

dramatizeUS

characterizeUS

strut

star

emote

stonewall

shroud

doublespeak

cover

pussyfoot

mug

take part

play act

play gig

characteriseUK

play role

tread the boards

dramatiseUK

play part

be dishonest

double-talk

hide one’s feelings

more ❯

Verb

To give an impression of

breathe

indicate

be indicative of

give an impression of

have all the hallmarks of

Verb

To provide someone with information

clue

inform

acquaint

advise

apprise

notify

post

tell

indicate

intimate

prime

warn

fill in

give information

make aware

wise up

let know

give the lowdown

give the skinny on

brief

familiarizeUS

enlighten

instruct

verse

familiariseUK

clue in

keep posted

make familiar with

let in on

hip

clear

acquaint with

make known to

clue in on

clue up about

make aware of

put in the picture about

give information about

keep up to speed with

catch up

fill in on

introduce

initiate

update

disclose

reveal

divulge

explain

communicate

caution

forewarn

tip

educate

announce to

make somebody aware of

level with

brief as to

report to

keep in the loop

apprise of

gen up on

prime on

make familiar

give the low-down

leak to

make conversant with

bring up-to-date

send word

clue up

inform of

educate in

keep up to date

put in the picture

advise of

make conversant

tip off

ground in

get up to date

report

apprive

bring to somebody’s attention

get somebody into

turn somebody on to

give somebody a taste for

alert

wise to

accustom

declare to

enlighten as to

make known

lay it out

keep up to date with

wake

give notice

put wise about

point out

give the gen

update about

give intelligence

give the rundown

put on the line

give the word

offer information

school

familiarize with

expose

present with

coach

prepare

prep

make acquainted with

bring into contact with

groom

train

drill

give information to

supply with facts

gen up

edify

relate

tout

leak

wise

tattle

teach

communicate to

show the ropes

give a pointer

grass up

blow the whistle on

impart to

sneak on

communicate knowledge

give two cents

constantly update

give the low-down to

give a tip

send word to

fill someone in

give someone to understand

announce

habituate

give a rundown of

run by

get together

instruct in

school in

bring out

indoctrinate in

initiate into

accustom to

teach in

give the gen about

give the low-down on

guide

put wise

tutor

counsel

direct

indoctrinate

discipline

inculcate

state

declare

broadcast

proclaim

upskill

lesson

ground

lead

speak

rehearse

break in

convey

give lessons to

drum into

mention

put someone through their paces

talk

open up

express

put on to

fill-in

appraise

orient

populariseUK

popularizeUS

tell about

update on

notify of

brainwash

publish

keep abreast

make cognizant

keep up to speed

lecture

give rundown

give a rundown

steer

give instructions

give the rundown on

show the lay of the land

give the gen on

bring up to date on

blazon

prime in

circulate

give lessons

herald

train in

coach in

din something into

put wise to

clue up on

make clear

awaken to

bring to notice

bring to public attention

make better known

promulgate

disseminate

air

flag

spread

wave a red flag

wake one up to

put you on your guard

vent

wire

cable

telephone

hint

write

assert

radio

bring up to date

pass out

give notice of

give details to

explain to

bring up to speed

explain the situation to

explain the circumstances to

open eyes

describe the state of affairs to

open my eyes

season

exercise

mentor

fit

develop

pilot

rear

improve

ready

equip

cultivate

hone

practiseUK

qualify

condition

put through the mill

care for

sharpen

make fit

put through the grind

moldUS

demonstrate to

make ready

whip into shape

tame

practiceUS

shape

make something clear to

lick into shape

harden

inure

mouldUK

recount

describe

narrate

utter

say

recite

chronicle

voice

impart

portray

depict

vocalizeUS

verbalizeUS

pass

uncover

uncloak

charge

chart

bare

show

unmask

enunciate

delineate

articulate

unbosom

unveil

unfold

paint

exhibit

signify

spin

represent

spill

display

verbaliseUK

gossip

retail

confess

level

vocaliseUK

sketch

weave

set forth

leave word

call upon

give an account of

tell on

put before

give evidence of

give out

let on about

spit it out

be evidence of

give facts

reel off

break the news

let slip

lay open

more ❯

Verb

To prefer, desire, or choose to have something

like

prefer

desire

want

choose

crave

fancy

favorUS

favourUK

love

care for

could do with

covet

elect

feel like

have a preference for

incline toward

lean toward

lean towards

long for

need

rather

relish

select

aspire to

be inclined toward

be partial to

endorse

feel inclined toward

hanker after

hunger for

opt for

pine for

require

wish for

ache for

approve of

be turned on to

go for

have an urge for

have eyes for

itch for

lust after

lust for

spoil for

take to

thirst for

would rather

would sooner

yearn for

die for

take a liking to

take a shine to

welcome

wish

have a yen for

desiderate

have a fancy for

yen for

feel in need of

hanker for

hope for

cry out for

be dying for

appreciate

be bent on

sigh for

set one’s heart on

adore

like better

incline towards

have an inclination for

thirst after

dig

would like

feel up to

have the inclination for

hunger after

pine after

have one’s heart set on

take a fancy to

have a need for

feel a need for

be desperate for

pick

feel the need for

adopt

dream of

be desirous of

have as a favourite

single out

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Making Suggestions | Many Useful Phrases to Make Suggestions in English

Making Suggestions and Responding in English! Learn basic useful phrases to make suggestions, accept suggestions or refuse suggestions with useful examples and ESL infographic.

In some speaking activities, you have to make suggestions and responding to suggestions. The following will help you to learn to make a suggestion which is a good way to improve your English conversation skills.

Learn more about how to express opinions in English.

How to Make and Respond to Suggestions

Making Suggestions

  • Let’s revise…
  • What about going to…?
  • How about going …?
  • Why don’t we go …?
  • Couldn’t we …?
  • Shall we …?
  • What would you say to …?
  • Don’t you think it is a good idea to …?
  • Does it matter if we …?
  • Would you like to …?
  • Let’s go to…
  • I suggest you/we take…into consideration…
  • We could…
  • Do you fancy …
  • We might as well…

Accepting Suggestions

  • Ok. let’s.
  • Yes, I’d like to.
  • Yes, I’d love to.
  • What a good idea!
  • Why not?
  • Yes, with pleasure.
  • Yes, I feel like taking a walk.
  • Yes. That sounds like a good idea.
  • Yes, that’s not a bad idea.
  • Brilliant!
  • Count me in too.

Refusing Suggestions

In some case, you want to refuse or you disagree with the suggestions, you could say:

  • No, let’s not.
  • Well, I’d rather…
  • I don’t feel like it.
  • I dislike going for a walk.
  • What an awful/bad idea!
  • I’m not sure about that idea.
  • I’d love to but…
  • I don’t think it will work.
  • I don’t think I can.
  • I’m not very keen on (+_ing)

Things to Remember about suggestions

1. The verb “suggest” can be followed by either:

Should + verb = I suggest (that) we should go to the theater.
A verb (in the subjunctive form)= I suggest (that) we go to the movies.

2.”That” is optional:

  • I suggest that we should visit Paris.
  • I suggest we should visit Paris.

Making and Responding to Suggestions | Infographic

Making Suggestions

Making Suggestions

Need another word that means the same as “suggest”? Find 52 synonyms and 30 related words for “suggest” in this overview.

Table Of Contents:

  • Suggest as a Verb
  • Definitions of «Suggest» as a verb
  • Synonyms of «Suggest» as a verb (52 Words)
  • Usage Examples of «Suggest» as a verb
  • Associations of «Suggest» (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Suggest” are: advise, propose, evoke, paint a picture, hint, intimate, put forward, submit, recommend, advocate, indicate, lead to the belief, give the impression, give the idea, argue, point to, demonstrate, show, evince, insinuate, imply, drive at, express, put into words, phrase, articulate, communicate, make known, get across, put across, convey, verbalize, render, tell, impart, connote, occur to, come to, come to mind, spring to mind, enter someone’s head, enter someone’s mind, come into someone’s head, come into someone’s mind, strike, hit, register with, enter someone’s consciousness, flash across someone’s mind, pass through someone’s mind, cross someone’s mind, suggest itself

Suggest as a Verb

Definitions of «Suggest» as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “suggest” as a verb can have the following definitions:

  • State or express indirectly.
  • Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine.
  • Imply as a possibility.
  • (of an idea) come into one’s mind.
  • Put forward for consideration.
  • Make a proposal, declare a plan for something.
  • Call to mind.
  • Drop a hint; intimate by a hint.
  • Cause one to think that (something) exists or is the case.
  • Evoke.

Synonyms of «Suggest» as a verb (52 Words)

advise Recommend.
The lawyer advised the court that his client wished to give evidence.
advocate Speak, plead, or argue in favor of.
The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house.
argue Present reasons and arguments.
I wasn t going to argue with a gun.
articulate Unite by forming a joint or joints.
The ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones.
come into someone’s head Come to pass; arrive, as in due course.
come into someone’s mind Have a certain priority.
come to Come to pass arrive as in due course.
come to mind To be the product or result.
communicate Join or connect.
Do you communicate well with your advisor.
connote Express or state indirectly.
The term modern science usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing.
convey Transmit a title or property.
Mr Harvey and his daughter have asked me to convey their very kind regards.
cross someone’s mind Trace a line through or across.
demonstrate Give an exhibition of to an interested audience.
She demonstrated how to cook chops.
drive at Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.
enter someone’s consciousness Take on duties or office.
enter someone’s head Take on duties or office.
enter someone’s mind Be or play a part of or in.
evince Give expression to.
The news stories evinced the usual mixture of sympathy and satisfaction.
evoke Evoke or provoke to appear or occur.
Evoke sympathy.
express Give expression to.
He expressed complete satisfaction.
flash across someone’s mind Run or move very quickly or hastily.
get across Be a mystery or bewildering to.
give the idea Endure the loss of.
give the impression Dedicate.
hint Drop a hint intimate by a hint.
The Minister hinted at a possible change of heart.
hit Hit with a missile from a weapon.
He picked up the phone and hit several buttons.
impart Bestow (a quality.
The teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils.
imply (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence.
Salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge.
indicate Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively.
He indicated Cindy with a brief nod of the head.
insinuate Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner.
He insinuated himself into the king s confidence.
intimate Imply as a possibility.
lead to the belief Travel in front of; go in advance of others.
make known Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
occur to Come to one’s mind; suggest itself.
paint a picture Make a painting of.
pass through someone’s mind Pass over, across, or through.
phrase Divide music into phrases in a particular way especially in performance.
It s important to phrase the question correctly.
point to Give a point to.
propose Propose or intend.
She proposed a new theory of relativity.
put across Cause (someone) to undergo something.
put forward Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
put into words Adapt.
recommend Put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role.
The report recommended that criminal charges be brought.
register with Manipulate the registers of an organ.
render To surrender someone or something to another.
The estate renders some revenue for the family.
show Show in or as in a picture.
He tried not to let his relief show.
spring to mind Move forward by leaps and bounds.
strike Undertake strike action against an employer.
If they do strike oil there will be another test well in a year s time.
submit Make an application as for a job or funding.
I submit to you that the accused is guilty.
suggest itself Make a proposal, declare a plan for something.
tell Mark as different.
Tell me the story again.
verbalize Be verbose.
They are unable to verbalize their real feelings.

Usage Examples of «Suggest» as a verb

  • The temperature wasn’t as tropical as the bright sunlight may have suggested.
  • A simpler explanation suggested itself to me.
  • ‘Maybe you ought to get an expert,’ she suggested.
  • Ruth suggested a holiday.
  • Are you suggesting that I should ignore her?
  • The theatrical interpretation of weather and water almost suggests El Greco.
  • I suggest that we wait a day or two.
  • The seduction scenes suggest his guilt and her loneliness.
  • Finds of lead coffins suggested a cemetery north of the river.
  • The evidence suggests a need for more clarification.

Associations of «Suggest» (30 Words)

advice A formal notice of a financial transaction.
He took my advice and put his house up for sale.
advise Give advice to.
I advised him to go home.
affectation A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
The affectation of a man who measures every word for effect.
cue Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards.
Ros and Guil cued by Hamlet also bow deeply.
demur Put forward a demurrer.
He demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday.
evoke Evoke or provoke to appear or occur.
The sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood.
hint Drop a hint intimate by a hint.
He hinted that the sale might be delayed.
hortative Giving strong encouragement.
indicate Indicate a place direction person or thing either spatially or figuratively.
He indicated his opponents.
indication A sign or piece of information that indicates something.
Indications of strain.
invoke Give rise to; evoke.
She invoked an ancient law.
mannerism An ordinary gesture or expression that becomes abnormal through exaggeration or repetition.
He seemed deliberately to be stripping his art of mannerism.
nomination An address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election.
The film received five nominations.
offer The verbal act of offering.
He had accepted Mallory s offer to buy him a drink.
petition Write a petition for something to somebody request formally and in writing.
The organization is petitioning the EU for a moratorium on the patent.
pose A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes.
Some people like to drive kit cars but most just like to pose in them.
proffer Present for acceptance or rejection.
He proffered his resignation.
prompting The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.
After some prompting the defendant gave the police his name.
proposal The act of making a proposal.
Surely a woman as beautiful as you has had proposals.
propose Propose or intend.
She proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months.
proposition A statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion.
A detailed investment proposition.
propound Put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others.
He began to propound the idea of a social monarchy as an alternative to Franco.
recommend Push for something.
Some doctors recommend putting a board under the mattress.
recommendation Something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable.
He selected his staff by personal recommendation.
remind Cause someone to think of (something) because of a resemblance.
He would have forgotten my birthday if you hadn t reminded him.
signal Be a signal for or a symptom of.
The year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party.
submit Yield to the control of another.
He submitted that such measures were justified.
suggestion An idea or belief accepted by a person as a result of suggestion.
There was a suggestion of a smile on his lips.
testimonial Of or relating to or constituting testimony.
A testimonial match.
theorize Form a theory or theories about something.
He thinks and theorizes all day.

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