Recommendation vs. Suggestion

Recommendation vs. Suggestion — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Recommendation and Suggestion

Recommendationnoun

The act of recommending.

Suggestionnoun

The act of suggesting

bought the book at my suggestion.

Recommendationnoun

Something that recommends, especially a favorable statement concerning character or qualifications.

Suggestionnoun

Something suggested

Are you going to follow my suggestions?.

Recommendationnoun

Something, such as a course of action, that is recommended.

Suggestionnoun

The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.

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Recommendationnoun

An act of recommending.

Suggestionnoun

A psychological process by which an idea is induced in or adopted by another without argument, command, or coercion.

Recommendationnoun

That which is recommended.

Suggestionnoun

An idea or response so induced.

Recommendationnoun

A commendation or endorsement.

Your next employer may require a recommendation.He made a recommendation about what food to order.We followed the recommendation to order sushi.

Suggestionnoun

A hint or trace

just a suggestion of makeup.the first suggestion of trouble ahead.
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Recommendationnoun

something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable

Suggestionnoun

(countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)

I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.Traffic signs seem to be more of a suggestion than an order.

Recommendationnoun

something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

Suggestionnoun

(uncountable) The act of suggesting.

Suggestion often works better than explicit demand.

Recommendationnoun

any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission;

her pleasant personality is already a recommendationhis wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society

Suggestionnoun

Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.

He's somehow picked up the suggestion that I like peanuts.

Suggestionnoun

The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.

Suggestionnoun

information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence

Suggestionnoun

an idea that is suggested;

the picnic was her suggestion

Suggestionnoun

a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection;

it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse

Suggestionnoun

a just detectable amount;

he speaks French with a trace of an accent

Suggestionnoun

persuasion formulated as a suggestion

Suggestionnoun

the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

Suggestionnoun

the act of inducing hypnosis