be suggestive
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
To imply or suggest something without stating it directly.
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Examples (20)
- The politician's evasive answers were suggestive of guilt.
- The comedian's jokes were often suggestive, making the audience a little uncomfortable.
- Her smile was suggestive, hinting at a secret she knew.
- Her dress was considered suggestive by some, but she felt confident wearing it.
- The old house, with its creaking floors and dim lighting, was suggestive of a bygone era.
- The way he looked at her was undeniably suggestive.
- His comments about the new policy were suggestive of his disapproval.
- The art exhibition featured several pieces that were suggestive of human desire.
- The evidence found at the scene was suggestive of foul play.
- He tried to make a suggestive remark, but it fell flat.
- The author's writing style is often suggestive of a more melancholic mood.
- The song's lyrics were quite suggestive, hinting at a passionate encounter.
- The sudden silence in the room was suggestive of an unspoken tension.
- The advertisement was criticized for being too suggestive.
- The artist's use of dark colors was suggestive of sadness and despair.
- She found his constant innuendos to be increasingly suggestive.
- The manager's hesitation was suggestive of his uncertainty about the decision.
- The film's ending was deliberately suggestive, leaving the audience to interpret the characters' fates.
- The unusual pattern of the findings was suggestive of a deliberate act.
- The conversation took a suggestive turn when they started discussing their vacation plans.