Synonyms of proposal

proposal

noun

prə-ˈpō-zəl 

as in suggestion

something which is presented for consideration

the city council is accepting proposals for ways to use that land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggestion
• offer
• proposition
• plan
• recommendation
• idea
• proffer
• project
• counterproposal
• nomination
• bid
• motion
• presentation
• arrangement
• strategy
• submission
• theory
• counteroffer
• system
• countersuggestion
• overture
• thought
• tender
• advancement
• submittal
• layout
• conception
• game
• plot
• notion
• ground plan
• feeler
• line

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proposal

The majority of last week’s advances occurred Thursday after President Donald Trump’s proposal for reciprocal tariffs on countries with levies on U.S. goods reassured investors who were concerned about harsher measures. —Brian Evans,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025

Minutes summarizing the meeting indicate that while two Pioneer council members and the Pioneer administrator were present, only Kidston spoke about the proposal with the township trustees that evening. —Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025

Costco, for example, has stood up for its DEI efforts — and last month its shareholders overwhelmingly defeated an anti-DEI shareholder proposal. —Maria Aspan, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025

The proposal represented a minor change to a recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a review panel known as CFIUS. —Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025