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proposal - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | proposal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suggestion, presentation for action |
| Synonyms: | angle, bid, design, feeler*, game plan*, idea, layout, motion, offer, outline, overture, pass, picture, pitch, plan, proffer, program, project, proposition, recommendation, scenario, scheme, setup, tender, terms, big idea, brain child |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recommendation |
| Synonyms: | admonition, advisement, advocacy, aid, bum steer*, caution, charge, consultation, counsel, directions, dissuasion, encouragement, exhortation, forewarning, guidance, help, information, injunction, input, instruction, judgment, lesson, news, opinion, persuasion, prescription, proposal, proposition, recommendation, steer, suggestion, teaching, telltale, tidings, tip, tip-off, two cents' worth, view, warning, word, word to the wise |
| Notes: | advise (verb) means 'to offer advice to or counsel'; advice (noun) is an opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem |
| Antonyms: | betrayal, deceit, deception, falsehood, lie, misinformation, misrepresentation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advocacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support for an idea or cause |
| Synonyms: | advancement, aid, assistance, backing, defense, encouragement, justification, promotion, propagation, proposal, recommendation, urging, campaigning for, championing, pleading for, promulgation, upholding |
| Antonyms: | attack, opposition, protest |
| Main Entry: | hypothesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theory |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, assignment, assumption, axiom, basis, belief, conclusion, condition, conjecture, data, deduction, demonstration, derivation, explanation, foundation, ground, guess, inference, interpretation, layout, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, principle, proposal, proposition, rationale, reason, scheme, shot in the dark*, speculation, suggestion, supposition, surmise, system, term, theorem, thesis, apriority, attribution, lemma, presupposition, starting point, tentative law |
| Antonyms: | measurement, proof, reality, truth, calcualtion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nomination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appointment for responsibility |
| Synonyms: | choice, designation, election, proposal, recommendation, selection, suggestion, naming |
| Main Entry: | overture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | introduction, approach |
| Synonyms: | advance, bid, foreword, invitation, offer, opening, preamble, preface, prelude, presentation, proem, prologue, proposal, proposition, signal, suggestion, tender, conciliatory move, exordium, prelusion |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, finish |
| Main Entry: | presentation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | performance; something given, displayed |
| Synonyms: | act, appearance, arrangement, award, debut, delivery, demonstration, display, dog and pony show*, donation, exhibition, exposition, giving, introduction, launch, offering, overture, pitch, present, production, proposal, proposition, reception, remembrance, rendition, representation, show, submission, bestowal, coming out, conferral, delivering, investiture, knockdown*, launching, sales pitch, staging |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | project |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undertaking, work |
| Synonyms: | activity, adventure, affair, aim, assignment, baby*, blueprint*, business, concern, deal, design, enterprise, exploit, feat, game plan, intention, job, matter, occupation, outline, pet*, plan, program, proposal, proposition, scheme, setup, strategy, task, thing*, venture |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | proposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suggestion; scheme |
| Synonyms: | hypothesis, invitation, motion, overture, plan, premise, presentation, proffer, program, project, proposal, recommendation |
| Antonyms: | condemnation, denial, opposition, refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | recommendation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advice, approval |
| Synonyms: | advocacy, approbation, blessing, certificate, character reference, charge, commendation, counsel, direction, endorsement, esteem, eulogy, favorable mention, good word, guidance, injunction, instruction, judgment, letter of support, order, pass, plug*, praise, proposal, proposition, reference, sanction, steer*, suggestion, support, testimonial, tip, tribute, two cents' worth, urging |
| Antonyms: | condemnation, disapproval, discouragement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | theory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hypothesis, belief |
| Synonyms: | approach, argument, assumption, base, basis, code, concept, conditions, conjecture, doctrine, dogma, feeling, foundation, grounds, guess, hunch, idea, ideology, impression, method, outlook, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, presentiment, presumption, proposal, provision, rationale, scheme, shot*, speculation, stab*, suppose, supposition, surmise, suspicion, system, theorem, thesis, understanding, codification, formularization, guesswork, supposal, systemization |
| Antonyms: | certainty, fact, proof, reality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | toast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | salutation when drinking alcohol |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, celebration, ceremony, commemoration, compliment, down, drink, health, honor, pledge, proposal, salute, sentiment, tribute, shingle, thanksgiving |
| Main Entry: | appeal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | request for help |
| Synonyms: | address, application, bid, call, claim, demand, entreaty, invocation, overture, petition, plea, prayer, proposal, proposition, question, recourse, requisition, submission, suit, supplication, adjuration, imploration, importunity, solicitation |
| Antonyms: | denial, disclaimer, refusal, retraction, revocation, disavowal |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | offering of money or services |
| Synonyms: | advance, amount, declaration, feeler, hit, invitation, offer, pass, price, proffer, proposal, proposition, request, submission, suggestion, sum, summons, tender |
| Main Entry: | plan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scheme, design, way of doing things |
| Synonyms: | aim, angle, animus, arrangement, big picture*, contrivance, deal, device, disposition, expedient, game plan, gimmick, idea, intent, intention, layout, machination, meaning, means, method, outline, pattern, picture, platform, plot, policy, procedure, program, project, projection, proposal, proposition, purpose, scenario, stratagem, strategy, suggestion, system, tactics, treatment, trick, undertaking, course of action, ground plan, orderliness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prospect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outlook for future |
| Synonyms: | anticipation, calculation, chance, contemplation, expectancy, expectation, forecast, future, hope, likelihood, odds, opening, plan, possibility, presumption, probability, promise, proposal, thought, in the cards, irons in the fire |
| Main Entry: | purpose |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intention, meaning, aim |
| Synonyms: | ambition, animus, aspiration, big idea, bourn, calculation, design, desire, destination, determination, direction, dream, drift, end, expectation, function, goal, hope, idea, intendment, intent, mecca, mission, object, objective, plan, point, premeditation, principle, project, proposal, proposition, prospect, reason, resolve, scheme, scope, target, ulterior motive, view, whatfor, where one's headed, whole idea, why and wherefore, whyfor, will, wish |
| Main Entry: | scheme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course of action |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, blueprint, chart, contrivance, design, device, diagram, disposition, draft, expedient, game plan, layout, order, outline, pattern, plan, presentation, program, project, proposal, proposition, purpose, schedule, strategy, suggestion, system, tactics, theory, codification, ordering, schema |
| Main Entry: | subject |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | issue, matter |
| Synonyms: | affair, argument, business, case, chapter, class, core, course, discussion, gist, head, idea, item, material, meat*, motif, motion, motive, object, point, problem, proposal, question, resolution, study, subject matter, substance, text, theme, theorem, thesis, thought, topic, field of reference, matter at hand, principal object |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | suggestion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advice, plan |
| Synonyms: | advancement, angle, approach, bid, bit*, charge, commendation, exhortation, game plan*, gimmick, idea, injunction, instruction, invitation, lead, motion, opinion, outline, pitch, presentation, proffer, proposal, proposition, recommendation, reminder, resolution, scheme, setup, steer*, submission, telltale, tender, testimonial, thesis, tip, big idea, brainchild, hot lead, sneaking suspicion, tip-off |
| Antonyms: | declaration, demand, order, telling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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