What are some opposite words for suggest?

Antonyms for suggest
səgˈdʒɛst, sə-sug·gest

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. suggestverb

    Synonyms:
    propose, imply, hint, allude, insinuate

  2. suggestverb

    To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

    Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?

    Synonyms:
    imply, hint, allude, propose, insinuate

  3. suggestverb

    To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).

    The name hamburger suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.

    Synonyms:
    imply, hint, allude, propose, insinuate

  4. suggestverb

    To ask for without demanding.

    I’d like to suggest that we go out to lunch.

    Synonyms:
    insinuate, imply, hint, allude, propose

  5. suggestverb

    To recommend.

    The guidebook suggests that we visit the local cathedral, which is apparently beautiful.

    Synonyms:
    insinuate, propose, allude, imply, hint

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. suggest

    Advert, mention, and refer are used of language that more or less distinctly utters a certain thought; the others of language from which it may be inferred. We allude to a matter slightly, perhaps by a word or phrase, as it were in byplay; we advert to it when we turn from our path to treat it; we refer to it by any clear utterance that distinctly turns the mind or attention to it; as, marginal figures refer to a parallel passage; we mention a thing by explicit word, as by naming it. The speaker adverted to the recent disturbances and the remissness of certain public officers; tho he mentioned no name, it was easy to see to whom he alluded. One may hint at a thing in a friendly way, but what is insinuated is always unfavorable, generally both hostile and cowardly. One may indicate his wishes, intimate his plans, imply his opinion, signify his will, suggest a course of action. Compare SUGGESTION.

    Synonyms:
    advert, allude, hint, imply, indicate, insinuate, intimate, mention, point, refer, signify

    Preposition:
    The passage evidently alludes to the Jewish Passover.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. suggest

    Antonyms:
    declare, propound, enunciate, insist, demand, dictate

    Synonyms:
    hint, insinuate, propose, allude to, recommend, intimate

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Princeton's WordNet4.3 / 4 votes

  1. propose, suggest, adviseverb

    make a proposal, declare a plan for something

    "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

    Synonyms:
    aim, send word, apprise, indicate, pop the question, intimate, counsel, propose, advise, rede, purport, declare oneself, paint a picture, project, hint, offer, evoke, apprize, notify, give notice, nominate, purpose

  2. hint, suggestverb

    drop a hint; intimate by a hint

    Synonyms:
    propose, indicate, evoke, intimate, advise, paint a picture, hint

  3. suggest, intimateverb

    imply as a possibility

    "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

    Synonyms:
    propose, indicate, adumbrate, evoke, intimate, insinuate, advise, paint a picture, hint

  4. indicate, suggestverb

    suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

    "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

    Synonyms:
    propose, indicate, designate, show, hint, signal, point, argue, betoken, paint a picture, bespeak, advise, evoke, intimate

  5. suggest, evoke, paint a pictureverb

    call to mind

    "this remark evoked sadness"

    Synonyms:
    conjure, extract, kindle, kick up, provoke, draw out, bring up, propose, advise, invoke, paint a picture, stir, put forward, call down, enkindle, hint, arouse, call forth, intimate, evoke, indicate, educe, elicit, raise, fire, conjure up

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. suggestverb

    Synonyms:
    allude to, hint, intimate, insinuate, propose, recommend

How to use suggest in a sentence?

  1. Matthew Beesley:

    The maths would suggest that were the oil price at or above $80 then Shell would be snaring BG for a very attractive price, while the total determination is of course dependent on the level of Shell shares at the time of issuance to BG shareholders, above $80 its not inconceivable that BG shareholders could start to agitate for a higher bid or indeed a competing bid.

  2. Sal Guatieri:

    It adds to the steady drum-beat of solid indicators that suggest the economy is getting off to a much better start in the second half of the year and further increases the odds toward a September rate hike by the Fed.

  3. Warwick Public Schools:

    If anyone can suggest a better way for the city to collect money owed please suggest it.

  4. Richard Damania:

    If you're making money out of water, particularly if you're using a lot of water as a commercial user, then it's reasonable to suggest that you pay minimally enough to cover the cost of providing you with that water.

  5. Gilad Itach:

    The structure exposed in this excavation is different from most of the previously discovered farmsteads, its orderly plan, vast area, strong walls and the impressive water reservoir hewn beneath it suggest that the site was administrative in nature and it may well have controlled the surrounding farmsteads.

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#1829demand
#2199suggest
#9348declare
#13994insist
#20832dictate
#165665enunciate
#177665propound

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