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offer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of offer

1 an effort to do or accomplish something

  • made the usual halfhearted offer to grab the check before his dinner companion could
Synonyms of offer

assay [archaic], attempt, bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack, whirl
Words Related to offer

striving, struggle, throes, undertaking

trial and error

2 something which is presented for consideration

  • a job offer that I couldnʼt refuse
Synonyms of offer

proffer, proposal, proposition, suggestion
Words Related to offer

counteroffer, counterproposal, countersuggestion

feeler, overture

motion

advancement, nomination, recommendation

bid, presentation, submission, submittal, tender

arrangement, game, ground plan, layout, line, plan, plot, project, strategy, system

conception, idea, notion, theory, thought

offer

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of offer

1 to put before another for acceptance or consideration

  • I offered my boss an alternative to the original plan, which would have required me to work overtime
Synonyms of offer

extend, give, proffer, tender, trot out
Words Related to offer

pose, propose

hold out

give in, submit

volunteer
Phrases Synonymous with offer

run by (or run past)
Near Antonyms of offer

accept, receive, take

accredit, approbate, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, finalize, formalize, homologate, OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant

decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, turn down, veto

rebuff, rebut, refuse, spurn

retract, withdraw

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

2 to set before the mind for consideration

  • offered the idea of a vacation at a beach resort in the Caribbean
Synonyms of offer

advance, bounce, pose, proffer, propose, propound, suggest, vote
Words Related to offer

move

nominate, recommend

present, submit, tender, trot out

file, lay, lodge

arrange, calculate, chart, contrive, cover, frame, map, plan, plot, shape
Phrases Synonymous with offer

put forth, put forward

3 to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

  • a summer theater offering a full schedule of musicals to the vacationing public
Synonyms of offer

carry, give, mount, present, stage
Words Related to offer

display, exhibit, expose, parade, show, show off, unveil

preview

act, impersonate, perform, play, portray

depict, dramatize, enact, render, represent

extend, proffer, tender
Phrases Synonymous with offer

come out with

4 to give up as an offering to a god

  • when fruits, flowers, or crops are offered, the offering is known as a bloodless sacrifice
Synonyms of offer

immolate, sacrifice
Words Related to offer

consecrate, dedicate, devote

give, hand over, surrender, yield

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