Suggestive synonyms

səg-jĕs'tĭv, sə-jĕs'-

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suggestive
Tending to suggest something considered improper or indecent; risqué
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carrying a suggestion of
Suggesting thoughts or ideas
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giving an inkling of
Suggesting thoughts or ideas
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symptomatic
Constituting a symptom, as of a disease:
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evocative
Tending to evoke a reaction or response, esp. an emotional one
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redolent
Suggestive; reminiscent:
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suggest (related)
Provoking a change of outlook and especially gradual doubt and suspicion
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unprovocative (antonym)
Not provocative or stimulating
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connotative
That implies or suggests something else.
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indicative
Designating or of the mood of a verb used to identify an act, state, or occurrence as actual, or to ask a question of fact
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risqué
Suggesting something indecent or improper
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indecent
Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner.
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obscene
The definition of obscene is offensive, indecent or disgusting.
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racy
Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
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provocative
The definition of provocative is something exciting, stimulating or erotic.
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vulgar
Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
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ribald
The definition of ribald is something that references sexual matters in a bawdy or humorous way.
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symbolic (related)
The definition of symbolic is serving as a representation or is something that has a greater meaning because of what it represents.
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dirty
Not sportsmanlike:
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erotic
The definition of erotic is tending to arouse sexual feelings or desire.
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expressive
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
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sexy
(Slang) Highly appealing or interesting; attractive:
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clean (antonym)
Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
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moral (antonym)
Of or concerned with the judgment of right or wrong of human action and character:
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meaningless (antonym)
Having no meaning or significance.
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simple (antonym)
Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
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allusive
Using allusion; full of allusions
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impressionistic
Conveying a quick or overall impression
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reminiscent
The definition of reminiscent is a person or thing that tends to remind you of something or that resembles someone.
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insinuating
Artfully contrived to gain favor or confidence; ingratiating.
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meaningful
Having meaning, function, or purpose:
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pregnant
(Not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.
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significant
Fairly large in amount or quantity:
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blue
(Entertainment, informal) Pornographic or profane.
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earthy
Of, consisting of, or resembling earth:
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off-color
Varying from the usual, standard, or required color
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salty
Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.
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scabrous
Rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby
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spicy
Having the flavor or aroma of spice; fragrant, aromatic, or pungent
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sensual
(Not comparable) Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
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sexual
Of or relating to gender.
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voluptuous
Relating to, providing, or arising from sensual pleasure:
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meaning (related)
Full of meaning; expressive:
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decent (related)
Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality:
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sex (related)
Sexual
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implicative
Tending to implicate or to imply; pertaining to implication.
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revelatory
Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic
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ambiguous (related)
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disquieting (related)
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equivocal (related)
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fanciful (related)
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idiosyncratic (related)
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Suggestive Sentence Examples

  • 1 They speak the languages of the localities in which they are settled (Arabic or Persian), but the language of their sacred books is an Aramaic dialect, which has its closest affinities with that of the Babylonian Talmud, written in a peculiar character suggestive of the old Palmyrene.

  • He is, perhaps, most suggestive in his emendations of the syllogism.

  • There was nothing suggestive about her attire, and it was too hot to wear jeans.

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