SUGGESTS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

suggests

verb

Definition of suggests next

present tense third-person singular of suggest

as in indicates

to convey an idea indirectly this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us

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as in recommends

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

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as in proposes

to set before the mind for consideration might I suggest, for an appetizer, our jumbo shrimp cocktail?

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Recent Examples of suggests The stateside Prime Video boss also expressed his conviction that the Super Bowl will eventually secure an exclusive berth on his company’s streaming platform, which suggests that Marine has read his John Maynard Keynes. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026 But a new government report suggests law enforcement efforts by the Department of Justice lag far behind the scope of the problem. —

Sarah Todd, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026 To reject any anomaly, anything mysterious or unusual, Kawamura suggests, is to succumb to a soul-crushing, self-serving conformity—and to withhold possibilities of decency, discovery, and love that make any game worth playing, life very much included. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 With that in mind, Ziata suggests storing ground flaxseeds in the freezer to preserve their fats as long as possible. —

Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026 Today, Nakamachi’s 20 years of research suggests that the cookies most of us are familiar with today were almost certainly inspired by these Japanese originals. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 In a decade, Scheiber suggests, the shift in class self-identification may be nearly complete. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026 The combination of talent across comedy and drama suggests a film aiming for both emotional depth and humor. —

Ryan Brennan april 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 However, about half of the research suggests that honey bees don’t change the way native bees go about their day at all. —

Andony Melathopoulos, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026

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New research indicates that living there may affect kids’ lungs.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The ‘myth of mass exodus’ Building on its data showing New York office space is still in high demand, JLL argued that the robustness of New York’s business sector is also dependent on a steady supply of qualified labor, which indicates that high-quality talent still gravitates toward the city.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026