| prompting | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. prompting, suggestion | persuasion formulated as a suggestion. |
| ~ persuasion, suasion | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action. |
| n. (communication) | 2. prompt, prompting | a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken).; "the audience could hear his prompting" |
| ~ cue | an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech. |
| suggestion | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. suggestion | an idea that is suggested.; "the picnic was her suggestion" |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ glimmering, inkling, glimmer, intimation | a slight suggestion or vague understanding.; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" |
| ~ posthypnotic suggestion | a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened. |
| n. (communication) | 2. proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| ~ proposal | something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). |
| ~ hint, intimation, breath | an indirect suggestion.; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" |
| ~ touch, trace, ghost | a suggestion of some quality.; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" |
| ~ feeler, advance, overture, approach | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.; "she rejected his advances" |
| n. (quantity) | 3. hint, suggestion, trace | a just detectable amount.; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| ~ spark | a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger.; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. suggestion | the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association. |
| ~ higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use. |
| n. (act) | 5. hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion | the act of inducing hypnosis. |
| ~ influence | causing something without any direct or apparent effort. |
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