Synonyms of suggests

suggests

verb

present tense third-person singular of suggest

1

as in indicates

to convey an idea indirectly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicates
• implies
• hints
• alludes
• refers
• infers
• intimates
• mentions
• insinuates
• signifies
• signals
• points
• signalizes
• smells (of)
• adverts
• smacks (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• announces
• declares
• proclaims
• explains
• describes
• elucidates
• spells out
• delineates

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recommends
• advises
• proposes
• urges
• advocates
• offers
• counsels
• supports
• favors
• exhorts
• espouses
• backs
• submits
• champions
• advances

3

as in proposes

to set before the mind for consideration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proposes
• poses
• offers
• recommends
• presents
• submits
• propounds
• proffers
• votes
• advances
• bounces
• nominates
• puts forward
• puts forth
• files
• plans
• plots
• maps
• moves
• arranges
• charts
• tenders
• calculates
• lays
• shapes
• trots out
• contrives
• covers
• lodges
• frames

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suggests

Silverstein also suggests renting costumes by looking through websites like Facebook Marketplace, Depop and Poshmark. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

New consumer research suggests the shift is more deliberate, and more compatible with luxury growth, than early coverage implied. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Name brands still have loyal customers, but the momentum behind private label suggests recognizable packaging is no longer the deciding factor in what shoppers put in their carts. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

The fact the French President met with the highest representatives from both squads and there has been no change in the status of the game suggests this thing is going to happen come heck or high rioting. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Alexander Skarsgård, who plays—as the title suggests—a man made entirely out of wicker, was only supposed to show skin from the waist up. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

As the exhausting history of credit-card fraud and data breaches suggests, too many sites and merchants still don’t understand their assignment. — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Circana also notes that prestige and luxury brands continue to grow, which suggests dupe hype and demand for premium products can live side by side in the same closet. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

The discovery suggests a mysterious phenomenon known as a pseudogap may not facilitate superconductivity as some theories propose. — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026