Synonyms of proposed

proposed 1 of 2

adjective

as in alleged

Related Words

• alleged
• presumed
• hypothetical
• assumed
• supposed
• unproved
• unproven
• speculative
• presupposed
• theoretical
• conjectural
• untested
• conceptual
• moot
• debatable
• abstract
• academic
• suppositional
• metaphysical
• intellectual
• nonclinical
• nonpractical
• nonempirical

Dissimilar Words

• actual
• real
• practical
• clinical
• factual
• defined
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• definite
• concrete
• established
• distinct
• tested
• validated
• proven
• substantiated
• verified
• attested
• empirical
• authenticated
• observational
• time-tested
• nonspeculative
• nontheoretical

proposed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of propose

1

as in suggested

to set before the mind for consideration

he proposed that we go for a walk this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggested
• posed
• recommended
• offered
• voted
• propounded
• put forward
• proffered
• presented
• advanced
• put forth
• submitted
• nominated
• bounced
• planned
• filed
• tendered
• plotted
• moved
• arranged
• mapped
• calculated
• shaped
• lodged
• trotted out
• contrived
• framed
• laid
• covered
• charted

2

as in planned

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

we propose to buy a new house within the next year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planned
• intended
• contemplated
• hoped
• meant
• aimed
• designed
• tried
• went
• looked
• wished
• calculated
• purported
• attempted
• considered
• purposed
• allowed
• figured on
• aspired
• meditated
• dreamed
• debated
• plotted
• struggled
• endeavored
• accomplished
• achieved
• pondered
• performed
• effected
• executed
• mulled (over)
• schemed
• strove

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proposed

Adjective

The proposed 1,800-square-foot shop would also have a dry storage area and 230-square-foot cooler. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

The proposed law, which would federalize elections, require additional documentation in order to vote and curtail mail-in registration and ballots in all states, faces major logistical, legal and political hurdles. — Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Newsom later eliminated state funding for the California Civic Media Program in his proposed 2026-27 budget, despite having celebrated the agreement in 2024. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Chapman said the proposed $3 hourly rate is consistent with rates in nearby cities. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

Monterey Park’s City Council had already banned data centers by ordinance, after a proposed 247,000-square-foot data center met an outpouring of public anger and concern. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

The proposed test, which the ED plans to implement by July 1st, 2026, is designed to measure the financial return on investment of postgraduate degree programs. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 June 2026

As another deadline approaches, the proposed Ohtani-to-Tampa Bay trade stands as an example — at least for the Rays — of how sometimes the best deals are the ones teams do not make. — Ken Rosenthal, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026

City staff discouraged a Fifth Avenue study due to uncertainty surrounding the proposed Building Up Illinois Developments (BUILD) Act, a set of legislative initiatives that — if passed by the General Assembly — would change local zoning laws. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

Verb

Rituals are performed, oaths proposed and broken, and tensions escalate as the unburied body decays. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

One theory, proposed in seminal papers by the Italian hydrologist Andrea Rinaldo and colleagues in the early 1990s, says that river networks are elongated at large scales because this is the most energy-efficient way of transporting water downhill. — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

As Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, will tell you, this proof is no longer sufficient and hasn’t been since Alan Turing proposed the Turing test, in 1950. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

In fact, there's Gaza, some tech billionaires have proposed building a new Freedom City at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

The framework proposed by Whyte and Lo is more like an economic Q for fusion energy, comparing money earned versus money spent. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

With the definition still under review, the GRAS rule proposed Monday is seen as a crowning achievement of Kennedy’s food agenda. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Last week, opposition lawmakers in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan proposed sweeping cuts to the budget of the Public Television Service (PTS), the state broadcaster that oversees TaiwanPlus. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Under Amendment 4, constitutional amendments proposed by the Legislature would still need just a statewide majority. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026