influence vs suggestion
suggestion vs influenceinfluence and suggestion both are nouns.
influence is a verb but suggestion is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| influence | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| suggestion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
suggestion is a hyponym of
influence; that is, suggestion is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
influence:
- influence: causing something without any direct or apparent effort
- suggestion: the act of inducing hypnosis
Other hyponyms of influence include
cross-pollination, exposure, encroachment, impact, impingement, manipulation, use, hypnotism, mesmerism, enticement, temptation, mindfuck.
| influence (noun) | suggestion (noun) |
|---|---|
| causing something without any direct or apparent effort | the act of inducing hypnosis |
| a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc | an idea that is suggested |
| a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do | the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association |
| one having power to influence another | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
| the effect of one thing (or person) on another | persuasion formulated as a suggestion |
| a just detectable amount |
| influence (verb) | suggestion (verb) |
|---|---|
| shape or influence; give direction to | |
| induce into action by using one's charm | |
| have and exert influence or effect |
Words related to "influence"
- act upon
- affect
- bear on
- bear upon
- bewitch
- blackjack
- blackmail
- canker
- carry
- carry weight
- causal factor
- causation
- cause
- causing
- charm
- color
- colour
- consequence
- cross-pollination
- dead hand
- dead hand of the past
- decide
- determinant
- determinative
- determine
- determiner
- determining factor
- disincline
- dispose
- do
- dominate
- effect
- encroachment
- enticement
- event
- exposure
- fix
- force
- form
- get at
- grasp
- grip
- hypnotism
- impact
- impingement
- imponderable
- imprint
- incline
- index
- indispose
- influential
- issue
- magnetise
- magnetize
- make
- manipulate
- manipulation
- mesmerise
- mesmerism
- mesmerize
- militate
- mindfuck
- miscreate
- mold
- morale builder
- mortmain
- mould
- outcome
- pace
- persuade
- perturbation
- pestilence
- power
- powerfulness
- predetermine
- prejudice
- prepossess
- pressure
- pull strings
- pull wires
- purchase
- regulate
- reshape
- result
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- shape
- spellbind
- suggestion
- support
- sway
- swing
- swing over
- tempt
- temptation
- time
- touch
- touch on
- upshot
- use
- wind
- work
Words related to "suggestion"
- advance
- approach
- breath
- feeler
- ghost
- glimmer
- glimmering
- higher cognitive process
- hint
- hypnotism
- idea
- influence
- inkling
- intimation
- mesmerism
- overture
- persuasion
- posthypnotic suggestion
- proffer
- prompting
- proposal
- proposition
- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
- spark
- suasion
- suggest
- thought
- tint
- touch
- trace
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