"suggestion" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
subtypes:
- glimmer, glimmering, inkling, intimation - a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- posthypnotic suggestion - a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened
is a type of: proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
subtypes:
- breath, hint, intimation - an indirect suggestion
- ghost, touch, trace - a suggestion of some quality
- advance, approach, feeler, overture - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
same as: proffer, proposition
is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

subtypes: spark - a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger

same as: hint, tint, trace
is a type of: persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

same as: prompting
is a type of: higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
is a type of: influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort

same as: hypnotism, mesmerism