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propositions

NOUN

suggestion; scheme

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hypothesis invitation motion premise proposal recommendation

STRONG

overture plan presentation proffer program project

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reality truth

WEAK

condemnation denial opposition refusal rejection

VERB

make suggestion, often improper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accost

STRONG

approach ask pose prefer propose propound put solicit suggest

Antonyms

STRONG

refuse reject tell

Example Sentences

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"I hope we can reach a compromise, including new propositions," Lange said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

By turning such propositions into paintings, he converts slippery digital imagery into something lasting and tangible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Jerome Saint-Marc, a managing director in the food business; Sinead Bell, chief commercial officer; and Adele Balmforth, propositions director, have all left the business in the last six months.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Sometimes, in the course of the modulation of relations between animals, there are inventions that seem to have been thought up on the spur of the moment, like propositions to be submitted for possible evolution.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas