Propose

/pɹəˈpəʊz/

Synonyms for "propose" (280 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Verb(15 words)

aim offer suggest abduce advanced advise aimed allege argufy ask asseverates assume betrothbuild factoriesconjectured

address advance advise advocate aimaim atask aspireaspire afteraspire toassertbe afterbecome engagedbid briefbring beforebring forwardbring upbroachcall attention to

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coachcome up withcommend to attentionconferconsult with

Noun(15 words)

advances advocates approachingargue ardentlyballot handling protocolbidding bids bill bills bouncescomposition writing promptconjecture conjectures conjecturingconstruct based task

Adjective(1 words)

civil progress plan

Strong matches (84)

contemplate counsel design designate desire destine determine directdrive atexpectgo forguideharbor a designhave every intentionhold instruct intend introduce kibitz launch

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lay beforelay downmake a motionmean meddle mind moot

Noun(32 words)

counteroffers dreams float floatingfloating conductorfloating groundfloatsforcefully presentedguess based decisionguessing without evidencehaussahypothetical modelidea plantingindividual approachesjumps in ideasmeansmodeling posemooting mootsmost policy move

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motion adjectivemotion causemotion change problemmotion change proposalmotion changeablymotion changedmotion demonstrationmotion description taskmotion tomotion to approvemotion verbmotion word

Verb(22 words)

declare oneselfdesign engageestablish a theoryexpounded expressed flirted floated formulatedhazard a planhazarded hypothesized hypothesizesinstigate reformintend intended intending introducesmake a presentationmeant

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mooted motioned

Adjective(1 words)

desired

Adverb(1 words)

forcefully argued case

Determiner(1 words)

most present

Related words (140)

Adjective(6 words)

motionless stateposed grinpresent tense formpurported slatedunpremeditated push

move namename for officenominate offeroffer a resolutionopen upplanpop the questionpose posit postulate predicate prefer premise prescribe present proffer project proposition

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propound purport purpose putput forthput forwardput it toput uprecommend request resolve runrun for officeset beforeset forthsolicit start submit suggest table tender think

Verb(40 words)

nominate nominates offered opine pitched planpop the questionposited postulated postulating prepose present presentedpresented dataproject proposed proposes propositioned propounded propounds

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purport purpose recommended recommendsshare insightssow ideasspeculates sponsoredstate a hypothesisstate the hypothesisstate the problemsubmits submitted suggested suggesting suggests supposes tabled theorizes thinks

Noun(52 words)

nominatingoffer water bowloffers pitches pitchingplanning relatedpolicy movepones poses posing positing posits postulatespremise the argumentpresent a casepresent a proposalpresent an argumentpresent archaic formpresent condition datapresent event

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present testimonials in portfoliopresent to committeepresents proffering proffers propositioning propoundingpublic benefits conceptputs recommendingsignal amendment intentspanish recomendarspitballs sponsor statestate judiciary reformstate policy studiesstate the factsstudent subjectsubject dictionarysubmittingsuppose youtable settingtablestender bidtenderingtheory changethrust of the argumenttoasts venture ventures wishes

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

choosecommunication verbdeclare intend meanpick outplanplanning actionrequestromantic actionselect take think

More specific

6 entries

betrothal design engagement motion plan recommendation

Collocations

6 entries

a plana policya solutionamendments changes hypothesis

Inflections

3 entries

proposed proposes proposing

Derivations

4 entries

proposal proposer proposition propositional

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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I don't want to propose to you!

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Is there no alternative to what you propose?

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What tempted him to propose to her?

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At long last he made up his mind to propose to her.

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