PROPOSE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROPOSE?

Need another word that means the same as “propose”? Find 52 synonyms and 30 related words for “propose” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Propose” are: nominate, declare oneself, offer, pop the question, advise, suggest, project, aim, purport, purpose, put forward, advance, present, move, submit, prefer, file, lodge, initiate, bring, bring forward, come up with, tender, bid, recommend, advocate, propound, proffer, posit, put up, name, intend, have the intention, mean, plan, have plans, set out, have in mind, have in view, resolve, be resolved, contemplate, think of, aspire, desire, want, wish, expect, ask someone to marry you, make an offer of marriage, offer marriage, ask for someone's hand in marriage

Propose as a Verb

Definitions of "Propose" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “propose” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make a proposal, declare a plan for something.
• Put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position.
• Put forward (a motion) to a legislature or committee.
• Put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others.
• Propose or intend.
• Make an offer of marriage to someone.
• Intend to do something.
• Nominate (someone) for an elected office or as a member of a society.
• Ask (someone) to marry you.
• Present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

Synonyms of "Propose" as a verb (52 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. The troops advanced on the capital.
advise	Give advice to. We advise against sending cash by post.
advocate	Speak, plead, or argue in favor of. The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house.
aim	Direct (a missile or blow) at someone or something. She had aimed the bottle at Gary s head.
ask for someone's hand in marriage	Inquire about.
ask someone to marry you	Direct or put; seek an answer to.
aspire	Rise high; tower. Above the domes of loftiest mosques these pinnacles aspire.
be resolved	Form or compose.
bid	Make a statement during the auction undertaking to make a certain number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps if the bid is successful and one becomes the declarer. Bid farewell.
bring	Go or come after and bring or take back. Bring water to the boiling point.
bring forward	Bestow a quality on.
come up with	Be received.
contemplate	Think deeply and at length. She couldn t even begin to contemplate the future.
declare oneself	State firmly.
desire	Feel or have a desire for want strongly. John spake unto him and desired him in like manner and contestation as before.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. One might expect that Hollywood would adjust its approach.
file	File a formal charge against. File a complaint.
have in mind	Have a personal or business relationship with someone.
have in view	Be confronted with.
have plans	Cause to be born.
have the intention	Have a personal or business relationship with someone.
initiate	Cause (a process or action) to begin. She had been formally initiated into the movement.
intend	Mean or intend to express or convey. Pigs intended for human consumption.
lodge	Be a lodger stay temporarily. The variety is high yielding but it has mostly lodged.
make an offer of marriage	Eliminate urine.
mean	Mean or intend to express or convey. Its name means painted rock in Cherokee.
move	Have a turn make one s move in a game. Come on move it.
name	Identify correctly by name. She was named as Student of the Year.
nominate	Put forward nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position. The film was nominated for several Oscars.
offer	Offer verbally. She offered us all a cold drink.
offer marriage	Offer verbally.
plan	Design or make a plan of something to be made or built. Plan the new wing of the museum.
pop the question	Hit a pop-fly.
posit	Put in position place. Deposit the suitcase on the bench.
prefer	Give preference to one creditor over another. The police will prefer charges.
present	Formally present a debutante a representative of a country etc. We presented the arguments to him.
proffer	Hold out or put forward (something) to someone for acceptance. She proffered a glass of wine.
project	Make a projection of the earth sky etc on a plane surface. He strives to project an image of youth.
propound	Put forward, as of an idea. He began to propound the idea of a social monarchy as an alternative to Franco.
purport	Propose or intend. She is not the person she purports to be.
purpose	Reach a decision. God has allowed suffering even purposed it.
put forward	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
put up	Formulate in a particular style or language.
recommend	Make attractive or acceptable. I devoutly recommended my spirit to its maker.
resolve	Reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation. The Labyrinth s design resolves into a number of distinct functional areas.
set out	Bear fruit.
submit	Make an application as for a job or funding. The United States refused to submit to arbitration.
suggest	Suggest the necessity of an intervention in medicine. The temperature wasn t as tropical as the bright sunlight may have suggested.
tender	Make a tender of in legal settlements. Tenderize meat.
think of	Have in mind as a purpose.
want	Feel or have a desire for want strongly. I want my own room.
wish	Order politely express a wish for. Anne wishes me to visit her.

Usage Examples of "Propose" as a verb

• He proposed a new nine-point peace plan.
• Roy Thomson was proposed as chairman.
• He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism.
• He proposed to attend the meeting.
• I have already proposed to Sarah.
• One girl proposed marriage to him on the spot.
• The government put its slim majority to the test by proposing a vote of confidence.
• She proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months.
• The senator proposed to abolish the sales tax.
• She proposed a new theory of relativity.
• I proposed that the government should retain a 51 per cent stake in the company.

Associations of "Propose" (30 Words)

advice	Information; news. Remittance advices.
advise	Inform (somebody) of something. Sleeping pills are not advised.
aim	Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal. His aim was perfect.
complaint	The plaintiff’s reasons for proceeding in a civil action. I have no complaints about the hotel.
demur	Put forward a demurrer. Normally she would have accepted the challenge but she demurred.
evoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. The Green Paper evoked critical reactions from various bodies.
finding	The action of finding someone or something. A local doctor reported the finding of numerous dead rats.
hint	Drop a hint intimate by a hint. Handy hints on saving energy in your home.
incriminate	Suggest that someone is guilty. He refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself.
intent	Intention or purpose. With alarm she realized his intent.
invoke	Call earnestly for. The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
offer	Something offered as a proposal or bid. Villagers have gone to offer prayers for the souls of the sailors.
petition	Reverent petition to a deity. A divorce petition.
pose	A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes. He posed her on the sofa.
proffer	Hold out or put forward (something) to someone for acceptance. She proffered a glass of wine.
project	Extend out or project in space. Everyone would be amazed that a young girl could project such depths of emotion.
prompting	The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something. After some prompting the defendant gave the police his name.
proposal	The act of making a proposal. Surely a woman as beautiful as you has had proposals.
proposition	A task to be dealt with. The proposition that high taxation is undesirable.
propound	Put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others. He began to propound the idea of a social monarchy as an alternative to Franco.
purport	Propose or intend. The purport of existence.
recommend	Advise or suggest (something) as a course of action. The house had much to recommend it.
recommendation	A suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body. Her pleasant personality is already a recommendation.
statement	A formal account of events given by a witness, defendant, or other party to the police or in a court of law. A tattoo can be more than just a fashion statement it has potential medical value.
submit	Consent to undergo a certain treatment. Samples submitted to low pressure while being airfreighted.
suggest	Suggest the necessity of an intervention in medicine. I suggest that we wait a day or two.
suggestion	Persuasion formulated as a suggestion. The power of suggestion.
suitor	A man who courts a woman. She decided to marry her suitor.
testimonial	Expressing admiration or appreciation. A testimonial match.
theorize	Form or construct theories. He thinks and theorizes all day.