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PROPOSING Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word proposing. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word proposing. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PROPOSING

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advancing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• moving forward

offering
nounn
noun

• something offered (as a proposal or bid)

• money contributed to a religious organization; item or items contributed to a religious organization for religious purposes

• the verbal act of offering

• the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

advocating
verbv
noun

• a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

• a lawyer who pleads cases in court

verb

• push for something

• speak, plead, or argue in favor of

positing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

verb

• put (something somewhere) firmly

• put before

• take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

presenting
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

• being or existing in a specified place

noun

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• something presented as a gift

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

verb

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• bring forward and present to the mind

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• hand over formally

• offer for others to consider

• give, especially as an honor or reward

• give as a present; make a gift of

• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

• cause to come to know personally

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

propounding
verbv
verb

• put forward, as of an idea

recommending
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• push for something

• express a good opinion of

• make attractive or acceptable

submitting
verb, nounv, n
verb

• refer for judgment or consideration

• put before

• yield to the control of another

• hand over formally

• refer to another person for decision or judgment

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• make an application as for a job or funding

• make over as a return

• accept as inevitable

suggesting
verbv
verb

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

• imply as a possibility

• call to mind

tendering
verbv
adjective

• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

• easy to cut or chew

• physically untoughened

noun

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

• a boat for communication between ship and shore

• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

adjective satellite

• hurting

• young and immature

• having or displaying warmth or affection

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

verb

• offer or present for acceptance

• propose a payment

• make a tender of; in legal settlements

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

suggest
verbv
verb

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

• imply as a possibility

• call to mind

advise
verbv
verb

• give advice to

• inform (somebody) of something

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

aim
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

• the action of directing something at an object

• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

verb

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• propose or intend

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• direct (a remark) toward an intended goal

• have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

nominate
verbv
verb

• propose as a candidate for some honor

• put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position

• charge with a function; charge to be

• create and charge with a task or function

offer
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the verbal act of offering

• something offered (as a proposal or bid)

• a usually brief attempt

verb

• give something useful or necessary to

• present for acceptance or rejection

• agree freely

• put forward for consideration

• offer verbally

• make available for sale

• propose a payment

• produce or introduce on the stage

• present as an act of worship

• mount or put up

• make available; provide

• ask (someone) to marry you

• threaten to do something

project
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a planned undertaking

verb

• communicate vividly

• extend out or project in space

• transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

• project on a screen

• cause to be heard

• draw a projection of

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• put or send forth

• throw, send, or cast forward

• regard as objective

purport
verbv
noun

• the intended meaning of a communication

• the pervading meaning or tenor

verb

• have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

• propose or intend

purpose
nounn
noun

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• what something is used for

• the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose

verb

• propose or intend

• reach a decision

declare oneself
verbv
verb

• ask (someone) to marry you

pop the question
verbv
verb

• ask (someone) to marry you

Best Hypernyms For PROPOSING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for proposing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
advancing choose declare intend mean offering plan request select take think presenting recommending suggesting
Phrases (1)
pick out

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