Synonyms of suggestions

suggestions

noun

plural of suggestion

1

as in indications

a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)

if you don't want to give the suggestion that you're evading the truth, you must look your questioner in the eye

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indications
• clues
• cues
• hints
• ideas
• signs
• intimations
• suspicions
• inklings
• leads
• tips
• glimpses
• implications
• notions
• feelings
• inferences
• mentions
• scents
• evidences
• inspirations
• allusions
• pointers
• insinuations
• hunches
• signals
• breaths
• intuitions
• winds
• symptoms
• innuendos
• whiffs
• prompts
• keys
• glimmers
• guideposts
• tokens
• assistances
• flickers
• premonitions
• overtones
• presentiments
• telltales
• nods
• denotations
• omens
• winks
• forebodings
• tip-offs
• harbingers
• portents
• auguries
• prefigurements
• marks
• foretastes
• presages
• foreshadowers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers

2

as in proposals

something which is presented for consideration

no one had any better suggestions, so as usual we spent the afternoon at the basketball court

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proposals
• recommendations
• offers
• ideas
• propositions
• plans
• proffers
• strategies
• thoughts
• projects
• nominations
• motions
• bids
• presentations
• overtures
• countersuggestions
• arrangements
• theories
• submissions
• counterproposals
• systems
• notions
• counteroffers
• tender
• feelers
• advancements
• games
• conceptions
• plots
• layouts
• submittals
• lines
• ground plans

3

as in hints

an almost imperceptible sign of something

we took care to avoid so much as even a suggestion of impropriety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hints
• touches
• glimmers
• flickers
• traces
• signs
• breaths
• indications
• whiffs
• intimations
• scents
• tangs
• evidences
• winds
• inklings
• marks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saturations
• permeations
• pervasions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suggestions

Team members are then encouraged to make suggestions for supporting each other. — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Merseyside sources have played down suggestions of a formal bid for the Canada international, but talks have taken place between the two clubs. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

As her rage and loneliness is met with endlessly upbeat and helpful suggestions from the group-think population, the metaphors become legion. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Disney said the feature's personalized suggestions could help users discover more of its 100-year catalog of content. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

The board voted to draft a letter to the Newsom administration outlining concerns and suggestions such as roll-out delays and the creation of a technical committee with the agriculture community. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

What we’re never told is how cooperative the journalists were with the Democrat suggestions. — Tim Graham, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

If the former occurs, X doesn’t really offer solutions, only suggestions that users try basic fixes, like restarting or updating, switching to another device, or toggling between Wi-Fi or cellular data. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Those suggestions followed heightened scrutiny of improvements in AI’s ability to field more complex tasks with limited human oversight, including spotting and potentially exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in critical software. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 July 2026