OFFERED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

offered

verb

past tense of offer

as in gave

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

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as in suggested

to set before the mind for consideration offered the idea of a vacation at a beach resort in the Caribbean

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as in presented

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition a summer theater offering a full schedule of musicals to the vacationing public

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as in sacrificed

to give up as an offering to a god when fruits, flowers, or crops are offered, the offering is known as a bloodless sacrifice

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Recent Examples of offered Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres. —

Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026 Instead, an electronic signing was offered to get the agreement finalized. —

Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 OutKick/Fox News Digital has asked the Spurs, NBA and ESPN for comment, and none have offered an explanation. —

Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 Tonal laces ran from the vamp to the top of the stretch shaft, leaving narrow openings down the front, while a side zipper offered a quicker entry than the full lace-up construction suggested. —

Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 June 2026 Lockwood, who pitched all eight innings of the Wildcats’ 2-1 win over Normal in a state semifinal last year, offered Buenik some advice before the game. —

Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Nature offered a safe space for us. —

Brad Ryan, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Speaking recently about Bregman's season, San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman offered a candid assessment of where the veteran currently stands. —

Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 And that's why the ARD program was offered. —

Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 June 2026

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Voters gave the president similar ratings in Reuters polls in April and mid-May, and close to his first-term low of 33% back in December 2017.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Castro, appearing notably thinner in his olive-green military uniform, entered a theater full of military officers and government officials who gave him a standing ovation.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026