Definitions

bring forward

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advance v.
bring to bear v.
bring to light v.
declare v.
extend v.
introduce v.
lay v.
produce v.
put v.
throw out v.
volunteer v.

VERB

advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate achieve move up progress promote propel speed storm

STRONG

conquer dispatch drive elevate hasten launch march proceed quicken skyrocket

WEAK

come forward continue ahead continue on forge ahead gain ground get ahead get green light get there get with it go ahead go forth go forward go great guns go places go to town make headway make the scene move on move onward press on push ahead push on send forward step forward

Antonyms

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hinder

STRONG

cease halt hold keep retard stop

WEAK

back down decrease hesitate recede retreat retrogress take back turn withdraw yield

VERB

bring to bear

Synonyms

WEAK

apply come forward draw a parallel make available offer proffer put forward relate to

VERB

bring to light

Synonyms

WEAK

blow the lid off bring into the open bring into view crack wide open disclose expose hold up to view lay bare reveal take the lid off

VERB

declare

Synonyms

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acknowledge advocate affirm announce argue assert claim confirm disclose inform insist maintain proclaim reaffirm repeat reveal stress tell

STRONG

advance allege attest aver avow blaze certify cite confess contend convey demonstrate enunciate manifest notify pass profess promulgate pronounce propound publish reassert render show sound state swear testify validate vouch

WEAK

allegate asseverate be positive give out put forward set forth

Antonyms

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conceal contradict deny forget hide ignore oppose repudiate suppress veto withhold

STRONG

abandon confuse disavow disown fail mumble obscure refuse reject renounce retreat take

WEAK

disclaim retract

VERB

extend

Synonyms

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advance allocate give grant present reach out

STRONG

accord allot award bestow confer donate impart pose proffer submit tender yield

WEAK

hold out place at disposal put forth put forward stretch out

Antonyms

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keep refrain take withhold

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conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade hide oppose refuse

WEAK

abridge condense contract curtail cut decrease hold lessen lower maintain shorten shrink take back

VERB

introduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit bring in establish found initiate install invent launch organize plan present set up start unveil

STRONG

commence enter inaugurate induct innovate pioneer preface

WEAK

kick off usher in

Antonyms

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conclude destroy end finish ignore neglect stop

WEAK

close erase extract subtract take away

VERB

lay

Synonyms

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offer

STRONG

adduce allege bear cite deposit generate lodge present submit yield

WEAK

bring forth put forward

Antonyms

STRONG

deny take withhold

VERB

produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

display offer present

STRONG

advance exhibit unfold

WEAK

bring to light put forward set forth

Antonyms

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take withhold

STRONG

conceal hide stop

WEAK

act consume destroy play result ruin

VERB

put

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give offer present set submit suggest turn

STRONG

advance air couch express formulate forward phrase pose posit prefer proposition propound render state tender translate transpose utter vent ventilate word

WEAK

propone set before

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal dissuade fight refrain take withhold

STRONG

halt hide stop suppress

WEAK

change displace remove transfer

VERB

throw out

Synonyms

WEAK

bring to light bring up chime in come out with declare deliver produce reveal say state suggest tell utter

Antonyms

WEAK

be quiet

VERB

volunteer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come forward enlist sign up step forward suggest

STRONG

advance present proffer propose tender

WEAK

chip in do on one's own volition go in let oneself in for offer services put at one's disposal put forward speak up stand up submit oneself take bull by the horns take initiative take the plunge take upon oneself

Antonyms

STRONG

take back

WEAK

compel force obligate

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bring forward

“I’d like to bring forward some of those ideas and that willingness to grapple with those problems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Burnham also said he had asked Baroness Casey - who is carrying out a review of social care - to bring forward her report by a year.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

In his brief speech outside Downing Street, the new Labour leader said he would "bring forward a new plan for Britain, a 10-year plan", without giving specifics.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

In May 2024 it voted in favour of drawing up laws for an assisted dying service after the government said it "intends to bring forward proposals without further delay".

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Art found that he could not bring forward the least vestige of professionalism.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

bring forward

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