to share ideas or news with other people
- Similar:
- talk
Foundation level · Year 4 · free
suggest
verb
to put forward an idea or plan for others to consider
She did suggest a treasure hunt for the class party.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- propose
- recommend
- advise
- hint
- offer
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- command
- demand
- direct
- insist
- order
More examples
- He could suggest a new rule to make the game fairer.
- In the story, the wizard did suggest a magical shortcut.
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- Opposite:
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- Opposite:
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