proposals

NOUN

suggestion, presentation for action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bid idea motion offer outline overture plan program project proposition recommendation scheme

STRONG

angle design feeler layout pass picture pitch proffer scenario setup tender terms

WEAK

big idea brain child game plan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemnation refusal

Example Sentences

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Proposals submitted before the plan is complete would still be subject to the bill, so there may be a rush of plans submitted to cities to get in under the wire, Pali said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Proposals range from coordinating emergency oil releases and tracking jet fuel supplies via a new observatory to boosting clean energy in a bid to curb price volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Proposals to ban the importation of second hand petrol and diesel cars from 2030 have been scrapped by the Environment Minister.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Proposals like these would essentially end anonymous browsing online, and it wouldn’t just end it for minors.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

Proposals and schemes of every kind are flying about; the number of schemers is unlimited; innovations are hailed with rapture, their popularity being always in proportion to their foolishness.

From Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student by Hammer, Simon Christian