"suggestion" | Definition and Related Words

suggestion

Noun

An idea that is suggested (synset 105924749)
"the picnic was her suggestion"

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
A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection (synset 107177331)
"it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

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
A just detectable amount (synset 113795501)
"he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; "a hint mockery in her manner"; "a tint of glamour"

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
Persuasion formulated as a suggestion (synset 107261242)
is a type of: persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

same as: prompting
The sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association (synset 105779676)
is a type of: higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
The act of inducing hypnosis (synset 100159816)
is a type of: influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort

same as: hypnotism, mesmerism

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