PROPOSITIONS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

propositions

noun

plural of proposition

as in hypotheses

an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation started the discussion with the simple proposition that no one ever does anything out of pure altruism

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as in proposals

something which is presented for consideration a neighbor with a business proposition to tell us about

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Recent Examples of propositions Arlington voters approved propositions A and B for school replacements, new buses, and technology upgrades, but voters denied proposition C for $31 million to athletic upgrades. —

Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 4 May 2026 Here’s our full voter guide to the 2026 California primary election, including where to vote, plus statewide races, measures and propositions on the ballot. —

Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Together, these forces — dissatisfied customers, lower barriers to entry, and shifting value propositions — are likely to intensify competitive pressure across the software industry. —

Michael Jacobides, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 Here’s a look at each of the bond propositions and charter amendments voter will have to consider in the May 2 election. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 And while the rates of qualification and passage are relatively tiny, voters can anticipate facing about a dozen ballot propositions every two years. —

Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 These are neither fringe propositions nor partisan policies. —

Mick Davis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026 Understood in terms of these six propositions, the separation of powers has nothing to do with checks and balances. —

Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026 Carriage disputes have picked up in recent years as the rise of streaming forces pay-TV providers to reevaluate their value propositions. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024

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Noun

To test these hypotheses, a team from Columbia and Harvard decided to see if they could get rid of one of the 20 currently in use.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
What is emerging is a picture of an artist of profound mathematical acuity, who mobilized geometric, sequential, and modular forms to test hypotheses on interrelation, regeneration, and evolution in pursuit of mystical revelation.

— Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026