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

Rodríguez has rejected suggestions that authorities understated the disaster, saying the government releases only casualty figures that have been fully verified and would not speculate about the final toll. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

In these cases, models can make confident but wrong suggestions that can only be solved by cleaning up the data. — Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

So, after the first 48-team World Cup, one featuring hydration breaks at all matches, suspended bans, a half-time show in the final and countless other controversies, what are your suggestions for improvement? — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026

The musical is improvised based on your suggestions, creating hilarious lyrics, melodies and pure entertainment. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Looking for suggestions on types of plantings, timing and space needed. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

There have already been suggestions people may be going to some lengths to secure payouts. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

The Smart Stack offers more contextual suggestions and has added convenient gesture controls. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Coffee’s own fun ideas like a random selection wheel for indecisive users have to take a backseat to suggestions for better functionality from businesses, users and friends. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026