put forward
Offer for consideration
Put forward means to propose or suggest something for consideration: She put forward a plan to reduce costs, Several names were put forward for the position.
It can also mean to advance a time or date: The meeting was put forward to Monday.
The phrase implies offering something to others for their evaluation or response.
Offer an idea indirectly
- recommendSuggest with approval
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- submitPresent for consideration
- pitchFrequency of sound
table · float · advance · offer · present · motion · urge · lobby
Person seeking selection
- endorseGive official approval
- shortlistCulled selection for review
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- nameIdentifying word for someone
designate · recommend · select · propose · appoint · champion · sponsor · support
Reveal something hidden
- introduceMake formally known
- launchSet into motion
- revealMake something visible
- displayPresentation for viewing
showcase · demonstrate · exhibit · announce · disclose · premiere · debut · release
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
postulate · premise · claim · assertion · proposition · contention · supposition · speculation
suggest
Offer an idea indirectly
pitch · table · float · advance · offer · present · motion · urge · lobby · articulate
candidate
Person seeking selection
name · designate · recommend · select · propose · appoint · champion · sponsor · support · back
unveil
Reveal something hidden
display · showcase · demonstrate · exhibit · announce · disclose · premiere · debut · release · publish
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
thesis · postulate · premise · claim · assertion · proposition · contention · supposition · speculation · idea
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