suggest
- to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
- to propose (a person or thing) as suitable or possible for some purpose: We suggested him for president.
- (of things) to prompt the consideration, making, doing, etc., of: The glove suggests that she was at the scene of the crime.
- to bring before a person's mind indirectly or without plain expression: I didn't tell him to leave, I only suggested it.
- to call (something) up in the mind through association or natural connection of ideas: The music suggests a still night.
Origin of suggest
Synonyms for suggest
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comRelated Words for suggest
offer, propose, advocate, submit, recommend, put, advise, represent, point, hint, indicate, promise, refer, plug, advance, conjecture, pose, theorize, tip, moveExamples from the Web for suggest
Contemporary Examples of suggest
But Goff called it “insulting” to suggest that he might be running a super PAC for personal gain.
We might even see data that suggest the program is performing efficiently.
They suggest acupuncture and counseling to work on these deeper issues.
Now the hackers, with their reference to the 9/11 attacks, suggest they are prepared to kill.
This is not to suggest that Mailer ever lost the intellectual toughness which was central to his work.
Historical Examples of suggest
It was the fact that there was nowhere a touch to suggest preparation for her home-coming.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
How wise his mother had been to suggest that he should go out for a walk.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
"Then give them their bridles, and let them range the woods," Heyward ventured to suggest.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
The weak spot in his argument was his inability to suggest a reasonable motive.
The Monster MenEdgar Rice Burroughs
That's the only incentive you can suggest for spying, unconnected with my affairs?
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
suggest
- to put forward (a plan, idea, etc) for considerationI suggest Smith for the post; a plan suggested itself
- to evoke (a person, thing, etc) in the mind of someone by the association of ideasthat painting suggests home to me
- to give an indirect or vague hint ofhis face always suggests his peace of mind
Word Origin for suggest
Word Origin and History for suggest
1520s, from Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere (see suggestion). Related: Suggested; suggesting.