Suggest
Suggest verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Usage example: this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us
Smell
Smell verb - Have an element suggestive (of something).
Usage example: this passage smells of plagiarism
Suggest and smell are semantically related in give the impression of topic. Sometimes you can use "Suggest" instead a verb "Smell".
Common collocations
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