suggestion
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an idea that is suggested
the picnic was her suggestion
Types & categories
- thought hypernym
- inkling hyponym
- posthypnotic suggestion hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Types & categories
- proposal hypernym
- intimation hyponym
- touch hyponym
- feeler hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a just detectable amount
he speaks French with a trace of an accent
Types & categories
- small indefinite quantity hypernym
- spark hyponym
Related & opposite
- trace derivation
Sense 4 noun
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
Types & categories
- persuasion hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
Types & categories
- higher cognitive process hypernym
Related & opposite
- paint a picture derivation
Sense 6 noun
the act of inducing hypnosis
Types & categories
- influence hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | thought |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inkling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | posthypnotic suggestion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | propose |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | propose |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hint |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | proffer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | proposal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | intimation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | touch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | feeler |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trace |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | small indefinite quantity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spark |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | prompt |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | propose |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | intimate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | persuasion |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | paint a picture |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | higher cognitive process |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypnotist |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mesmeric |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | influence |