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proposition - 20 thesaurus results
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: proposition
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make suggestion, often improper
Synonyms: accost, approach, ask, pose, prefer, propose, put, solicit, suggest, propound
Main Entry: accost
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: approach for conversation or solicitation
Synonyms: address, annoy, bother, brace*, call, challenge, confront, cross, dare, entice, face, flag, greet, hail, proposition, salute, welcome, buttonhole*, run into, whistle for
Antonyms: avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun
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
Main Entry: axiom
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: principle
Synonyms: adage, aphorism, apothegm, device, dictum, fundamental, law, maxim, moral, postulate, precept, proposition, proverb, saying, theorem, truism, truth
Antonyms: absurdity, ambiguity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox
Main Entry: doctrine
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: opinion; principle
Synonyms: article, article of faith, attitude, axiom, basic, belief, canon, concept, convention, conviction, creed, declaration, dogma, fundamental, gospel, indoctrination, instruction, position, precept, pronouncement, propaganda, proposition, regulation, rule, statement, teaching, tenet, tradition, credenda, implantation, inculcation, universal law, unwritten rule
Antonyms: disbelief, skepticism, heterodoxy, unbelief
Main Entry: flirt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make advances toward someone
Synonyms: banter, come on*, coquet, dally, disport, fool, ogle, pick up*, pitch*, proposition, tease, bat eyes at, come hither, eyeball, gam, hit on*, lead on, linger with, make a move, make a pass, philander, wink at*
Antonyms: be faithful
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
Main Entry: invitation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: proposal; asking
Synonyms: appeal, attraction, begging, bid, bidding, call, challenge, date, encouragement, enticement, feeler*, ground, hit, incitement, inducement, invite, lure, motive, offer, open door*, overture, paper, pass, petition, pressure, proffer, proposition, provocation, rain check, reason, request, suggestion, summons, supplication, temptation, urge, allurement, compliments, coquetry, prompting, solicitation
Main Entry: offer
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: proposal, suggestion
Synonyms: action, attempt, bid, endeavor, essay, feeler*, hit*, overture, pass*, pitch*, presentation, proposition, rendition, submission, tender, propoundment
Antonyms: refusal, withdrawal, taking
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: prefer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: favor; single out
Synonyms: adopt, advance, aggrandize, choose, cull, desire, elect, elevate, fancy, finger, go for, incline, mark, pick, place, pose, present, promote, proposition, put, raise, select, suggest, tag, take, tap, upgrade, wish, be partial to, be turned on to, fix upon, like better, opt for, optate, propone, propound, put forward, would rather, would sooner
Antonyms: dislike, hate, reject, spurn
Main Entry: premise
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: hypothesis, argument
Synonyms: assertion, assumption, basis, evidence, ground, postulate, presumption, proof, proposition, supposition, thesis, apriorism, posit, postulation, presupposition
Antonyms: fact, reality, truth
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
Main Entry: proffer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suggest, offer
Synonyms: extend, gift, give, hand, hold out, pose, present, propose, proposition, submit, tender, volunteer, hit on, make a pitch, propound
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, take back
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
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
Main Entry: reasoning
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: logic, interpretation
Synonyms: acumen, analysis, argument, case, cogitation, corollary, deduction, exposition, hypothesis, induction, inference, interpretation, logistics, premise, proof, proposition, rationale, reason, syllogism, thinking, thought, apriority, concluding, dialectics, generalization, illation, ratiocination, rationalizing, syllogization, train of thought
Antonyms: nonsense, irrationality
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
Main Entry: solicit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: plead for; try to sell
Synonyms: accost, apply, approach, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, canvass, challenge, claim, crave, demand, desire, drum*, drum up*, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hustle, implore, importune, inquire, mooch, panhandle, peddle, petition, postulate, pray, promote, proposition, query, question, refer, request, require, requisition, resort, seduce, seek, sponge, steer, supplicate, touch, tout, turn, come on to, hit on*, hit up, pass the hat, sue for, whistle for
Antonyms: disapprove, refuse, reject
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