Synonyms for suggestive
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Indicative
2. Evocative — tending to suggest or imply
Other
allusive, connotative, significant, implicative, suggestful rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tending to suggest or imply.
The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean.
- adj. 2
Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile.
- adj. 3
Relating to hypnotic suggestion.
Related words
- Word family
- suggestively suggestible
Example sentences
- indicative A high forehead is indicative of great mental power.
- revelatory He's been having revelatory dreams.
- reminiscent The song was reminiscent of a barbershop quartet.
- evocative The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| suggestive | steady | |
| indicative | steady | |
| revelatory | rising | |
| significative | steady | |
| indicatory | falling | |
| reminiscent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lewd1
- 6 letters
- erotic3, risque2
- 8 letters
- indecent3, allusive3
- 9 letters
- evocative4
- 10 letters
- indicative4, revelatory5, indicatory, suggestful
- 11 letters
- significant4, reminiscent4, connotative, implicative
- 13 letters
- significative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erotic3 = 3 syllables).