All suggest synonyms
sugΒ·gest
S s verb suggest
- insinuate β to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- dished β concave: a dished face.
- confide β If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret.
- innerve β to supply with nervous energy; invigorate; animate.
- call up β If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- lay on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- mooted β open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- clue in β anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- infer β to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- allude β If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
- balloted β a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- cabled β Simple past tense and past participle of cable.
- lipping β either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- evoke β Bring or recall to the conscious mind.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- cabling β Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
- button down β (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- advise β If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- guess β to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- let in on β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- nominate β to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
- notify β to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- implicate β to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
- orthographize β to spell correctly or according to the rules of orthography.
- help out β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- chalking β a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- call for β If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
- call upon β to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- feel β to perceive or examine by touch.
- mouthing β the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- hit on β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- communicate β to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
- joggle β to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- dare say β to think likely; suppose
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- go out on a limb β say sth daring
- interface β a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- call forth β to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- dishing β an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- carded β a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
- connote β If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality.
- innervate β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- broach β When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.
- mention β to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- ballyhooed β a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- ask for β to try to obtain by requesting
noun suggest
- indirect question β An indirect question is the same as a reported question.