Suggestive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tending to suggest or imply

(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sədʒˈɛstɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/sədʒˈɛstɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sədʒˈɛstɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /sədʒˈɛstɪv/.

Examples

artifacts suggestive of an ancient society
an implicative statement
actions indicative of fear

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revelatory indicative significative indicatory implicative

Parts of Speech

adjective	tending to suggest or imply “artifacts suggestive of an ancient society”
adjective	(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly “actions indicative of fear”
adjective	tending to suggest something improper or indecent “a suggestive nod”

Word Forms

imply	verb	have as a logical consequence
suggest	verb	imply as a possibility
indicate	verb	be a signal for or a symptom of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

suggestiv

tendenziell andeuten oder andeuten

🇫🇷French

suggestif

tendant à suggérer ou à impliquer

🇪🇸Spanish

sugestivo

tiende a sugerir o implicar

🇮🇹Italian

suggestivo

tendente a suggerire o implicare

🇳🇱Dutch

suggestief

neigt te suggereren of te impliceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

sugestivo

tendendo a sugerir ou implicar

🇷🇺Russian

наводящий на размышления

склонен предполагать или подразумевать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचारोत्तेजक

सुझाव देने या संकेत देने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

পরামর্শমূলক

পরামর্শ বা বোঝানোর প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிந்துரைக்கும்

பரிந்துரைக்க அல்லது குறிக்க முனைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సూచించే

సూచించడం లేదా సూచించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सूचक

सूचित किंवा सूचित करण्यासाठी कल

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂચક

સૂચવવા અથવા સૂચિત કરવા માટે વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಚಿಸುವ

ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಒಲವು ತೋರುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർദേശിക്കുന്ന

നിർദ്ദേശിക്കാനോ സൂചിപ്പിക്കാനോ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تجویز کنندہ

تجویز کرنے یا اشارہ کرنے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暗示性的

倾向于暗示或暗示

🇯🇵Japanese

思わせぶりな

示唆または暗示する傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

암시적인

제안하거나 암시하는 경향이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gợi ý

có xu hướng gợi ý hoặc ngụ ý

🇹🇭Thai

มีการชี้นำ

มีแนวโน้มที่จะแนะนำหรือบอกเป็นนัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bernada

cenderung menyarankan atau menyiratkan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapahiwatig

may posibilidad na magmungkahi o magpahiwatig

🇲🇾Malay

menjurus

cenderung untuk mencadangkan atau membayangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موحية

تميل إلى الإيحاء أو التلميح

🇮🇷Persian

پیشنهادی

تمایل به پیشنهاد یا دلالت دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

müstehcen

önerme veya ima etme eğiliminde

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרַמֵז

נוטה להציע או לרמוז

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