Synonyms of suggesting

suggesting

verb

present participle of suggest

1

as in indicating

to convey an idea indirectly

this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicating
• implying
• hinting
• alluding
• referring
• intimating
• inferring
• insinuating
• mentioning
• pointing
• signifying
• signaling
• signalling
• signalizing
• adverting
• smacking (of)
• smelling (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• announcing
• declaring
• proclaiming
• explaining
• describing
• elucidating
• delineating
• spelling out

• announcing
• declaring
• proclaiming
• explaining
• describing
• elucidating
• delineating
• spelling out

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2

as in recommending

to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action

I suggested that they talk to a therapist about their marital problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recommending
• advising
• proposing
• advocating
• urging
• counseling
• favoring
• exhorting
• supporting
• counselling
• offering
• championing
• backing
• espousing
• submitting
• advancing

3

as in proposing

to set before the mind for consideration

might I suggest, for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proposing
• posing
• offering
• recommending
• presenting
• voting
• nominating
• proffering
• submitting
• propounding
• advancing
• bouncing
• putting forward
• planning
• filing
• putting forth
• plotting
• tendering
• arranging
• moving
• mapping
• shaping
• charting
• calculating
• lodging
• laying
• framing
• contriving
• trotting out
• covering