Synonyms of puts forth

puts forth

phrase

present tense third-person singular of put forth

1

as in suggests

to set before the mind for consideration

They put forth a plan of action for the committee.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggests
• proposes
• poses
• puts forward
• offers
• recommends
• votes
• presents
• advances
• proffers
• propounds
• bounces
• submits
• files
• trots out
• nominates
• plans
• moves
• tenders
• plots
• maps
• shapes
• charts
• lodges
• arranges
• frames
• calculates
• covers
• lays
• contrives

2

as in voices

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

She put forth her thoughts during the meeting.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voices
• expresses
• gives
• states
• looks
• airs
• announces
• gives air to
• sounds
• writes
• ventilates
• expounds
• raises
• says
• vents
• describes
• conveys
• proclaims
• publishes
• declares
• speaks up
• speaks out
• broadcasts
• disseminates
• advertises
• circulates
• puts across
• enounces
• puts over
• offers
• chimes in
• writes up
• enunciates
• submits
• sounds off
• communicates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• restricts
• restrains
• stifles
• censors

3

as in insists

to state as a fact usually forcefully

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insists
• claims
• alleges
• maintains
• asserts
• contends
• declares
• argues
• affirms
• protests
• announces
• professes
• avouches
• proclaims
• purports
• avers
• confirms
• warrants
• reasons
• avows
• defends
• justifies
• broadcasts
• reaffirms
• upholds
• rationalizes
• vindicates
• reasserts
• perseveres
• supports

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• abandons
• rejects
• gainsays
• negates
• challenges
• disputes
• disclaims
• repudiates
• disavows
• questions
• negatives
• refutes
• disproves
• counters
• disowns
• rebuts
• contradicts
• confutes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of puts forth

Other biopics seek to peel back the layers of a public persona; Primetime puts forth a version of Hansen where the surface is all there is. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 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

But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026