suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
səg-ˈjes-chən 
sə-ˈjes-,
-ˈjesh-
1
a
: the act or process of suggesting
b
: something suggested
2
a
: the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea
the power of suggestion
b
: the process by which one thought leads to another especially through association of ideas
3
: a slight indication : trace
a suggestion of a smile
Examples of suggestion in a Sentence
Do you have any suggestions?
Please send comments and suggestions to our post office box.
I have a suggestion: call the store and ask them about it.
I'd like to offer a suggestion.
I reject his suggestion that we shouldn't have helped them.
trying to influence people's thoughts by using suggestion
The director relies on the power of suggestion rather than explicitly showing the murder.
Recent Examples on the Web
But there’s no suggestion that this move would help African producers to overcome the bottlenecks, such as poor energy infrastructure and high financing costs, that hold back attempts to add more value locally.
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The suggestion set the internet ablaze with speculation shortly after Bad Bunny made the gesture around the halftime show's midpoint.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
The opposition and nongovernmental organizations have reacted with cautious optimism as well as with suggestions and demands for more information on the contents of the proposal.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
For most of the people identified as associates or correspondents of the financier, there is no suggestion that they were involved in any of his criminal activities.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The suggestion set the internet ablaze with speculation shortly after Bad Bunny made the gesture around the halftime show's midpoint.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
The opposition and nongovernmental organizations have reacted with cautious optimism as well as with suggestions and demands for more information on the contents of the proposal.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
For most of the people identified as associates or correspondents of the financier, there is no suggestion that they were involved in any of his criminal activities.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for suggestion
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“Suggestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suggestion. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
sə(g)-ˈjes-chən
-ˈjesh-
1
a
: the act or process of suggesting
b
: something (as a thought or plan) that is suggested
2
a
: the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea
the power of suggestion
b
: the process by which one thought leads to another especially through association of ideas
c
: a way of influencing attitudes and behavior hypnotically
3
: a slight indication
a suggestion of a smile
Medical Definition
suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
sə(g)-ˈjes-chən, -ˈjesh-
1
a
: the act or process of impressing something (as an idea, attitude, or desired action) upon the mind of another
suggestion in response to propaganda—Psychological Abstracts
Psychological Abstracts
b
: the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea
the power of suggestion
2
: something impressed upon the mind by suggestion
the posthypnotic carrying out of suggestions held in the unconscious—G. S. Blum
G. S. BlumLegal Definition
suggestion
noun
sug·ges·tion
1
a
: the act or process of suggesting
b
: something suggested
2
: an entry on the record of a fact or circumstance (as the death or insolvency of a party) material to a case and essential for the court in making its determination
reference to a party's death in a pleading was not the equivalent of a formal suggestion of death on the record—Kissic v. Liberty Nat'l Life Ins. Co., 641 So. 2d 250 (1994)
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