Synonyms of put forth

put forth

phrase

1

as in suggest

to set before the mind for consideration

They put forth a plan of action for the committee.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggest
• propose
• pose
• put forward
• offer
• recommend
• vote
• present
• advance
• submit
• propound
• proffer
• bounce
• file
• trot out
• nominate
• plan
• tender
• move
• shape
• map
• plot
• chart
• lodge
• arrange
• lay
• frame
• calculate
• cover
• contrive

2

as in voice

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

She put forth her thoughts during the meeting.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voice
• express
• state
• give
• air
• look
• announce
• give air to
• sound
• write
• raise
• say
• vent
• describe
• expound
• ventilate
• convey
• publish
• proclaim
• speak out
• declare
• advertise
• broadcast
• disseminate
• put over
• submit
• circulate
• speak up
• write up
• offer
• sound off
• put across
• communicate
• chime in
• enunciate
• enounce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• restrict
• restrain
• stifle
• censor

3

as in insist

to state as a fact usually forcefully

He put forth an explanation even though he didn't have any supporting evidence.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insist
• claim
• allege
• maintain
• assert
• declare
• contend
• protest
• announce
• affirm
• argue
• proclaim
• profess
• confirm
• reason
• purport
• warrant
• defend
• aver
• broadcast
• avow
• justify
• avouch
• rationalize
• vindicate
• uphold
• reaffirm
• support
• persevere
• reassert

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• abandon
• reject
• negative
• challenge
• question
• dispute
• negate
• gainsay
• repudiate
• disclaim
• counter
• disprove
• refute
• disavow
• contradict
• disown
• rebut
• confute

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of put forth

Scharf was part of the team that put forth arguments to the Supreme Court in 2024 over whether Presidents should have immunity from prosecution for actions taken while in Office. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

The discovery matched a conjecture that Erdős and Szekeres had put forth as young men. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

Employees Feel Like Different People At Work ‘Severance’ puts forth the debate of identity at home versus identity at work and takes it to the extreme. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Over 95% of students enrolled in Miami Catholic schools are on some kind of state scholarship, with most receiving around $6,500 in vouchers to put forth toward tuition, according to the Archdiocese of Miami. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026