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recommend vs suggest

suggest vs recommend

recommend and suggest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recommend No No Yes No
suggest No No Yes No
As verbs, suggest is a hypernym of recommend; that is, suggest is a word with a broader meaning than recommend:
  • recommend: push for something
  • suggest: make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Other hypernyms of recommend include advise, propose.
recommend (verb) suggest (verb)
make attractive or acceptable make a proposal, declare a plan for something
express a good opinion of call to mind
push for something imply as a possibility
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Difference between recommend and suggest

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