proposed
Offered for consideration
Proposed describes something put forward for consideration but not yet accepted or finalized: a proposed amendment, a proposed merger, proposed changes to the curriculum.
The word signals that approval or agreement is still pending.
As a past tense verb, it means someone made a suggestion or offer: He proposed a toast; She proposed to him last summer.
Planned or purposed
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- prospectiveExpected in the future
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- projectedCast outward or forecast
scheduled · expected · forthcoming · future · pending · tentative · preliminary · draft
Amount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- statuteEnacted written rule
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
act · resolution · measure · regulation · reform · policy · ruling · provision
Commitment to wed or attend
wedding · knee · romantic · commitment · question · bride · groom · diamond
Advised course of action
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- submissionYielding to another's will
- nominationFormal candidate selection
motion · pitch · initiative · overture · approach · offer · bid · tender
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- postulateAssumed starting point
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
model · framework · speculation · supposition · assumption · explanation · interpretation · argument
intended
Planned or purposed
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- prospectiveExpected in the future
- anticipatedExpected in advance
projected · scheduled · expected · forthcoming · future · pending · tentative · preliminary · draft · potential
bill
Amount owed, written
ordinance · act · resolution · measure · regulation · reform · policy · ruling · provision · clause
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
fiancee · wedding · knee · romantic · commitment · question · bride · groom · diamond · surprise
recommendation
Advised course of action
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- submissionYielding to another's will
nomination · motion · pitch · initiative · overture · approach · offer · bid · tender · presentation
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- postulateAssumed starting point
premise · model · framework · speculation · supposition · assumption · explanation · interpretation · argument · claim
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
- construction statusunder construction, completed, planned, in progress, on hold
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- legal statuslegal status, legal capacity, civil status, personhood, legal entity
proposedopposed
Against something stated
counterproposed · resisted · blocked · withdrawn · retracted
proposedenacted
Made into law
established · adopted · ratified · implemented · finalized
- marriage proposalOffer of matrimony
- propose a toastVerbally honor with raised glasses
- propose marriageSeek someone's hand
- surprise proposalUnannounced offer of marriage
- modest proposalDeliberately understated radical idea
- business proposalFormal offer for collaboration
propose, proposal, proposing, proposition, proposals, proposes, proposers, proposer, propositioned