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suggestion vs intimation

intimation vs suggestion

suggestion and intimation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suggestion Yes No No No
intimation Yes No No No
As nouns, intimation is a hyponym of suggestion; that is, intimation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suggestion:
  • suggestion: an idea that is suggested
  • intimation: a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Other hyponyms of suggestion include glimmer, glimmering, inkling, posthypnotic suggestion.
As nouns, intimation is a hyponym of suggestion; that is, intimation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suggestion:
  • suggestion: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
  • intimation: an indirect suggestion
Other hyponyms of suggestion include breath, hint, ghost, touch, trace, advance, approach, feeler, overture.
suggestion (noun) intimation (noun)
the act of inducing hypnosis a slight suggestion or vague understanding
an idea that is suggested an indirect suggestion
the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
a just detectable amount
Difference between suggestion and intimation

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