Proposition
Proposition noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
Word and proposition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Word" instead the word "Proposition" as a noun or a verb.
Word
Word noun - A pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field.
Proposition and word are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proposition" instead the word "Word" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good proposition | good word |
| similar | similar proposition | similar word |
| original | original proposition | original word |
| simple | simple proposition | simple word |
| Other adjectives: different. | ||
Common collocations
| times | proposition times | word times |
Both words in one sentence
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Card-Carrying Villain: Mordred Catchphrase: Arthur is fond of beginning his thought process with the word "proposition".
Source: Theatre / Camelot - Proposition Joe: "Got a proposition for you." Or, really, any time he ever uses the word "proposition" in a sentence.
Source: Catch Phrase / Live-Action TV -
Bowdlerization: The single version of "Respectable Street," with "abortion" changed to "absorption," "contraception" to "child prevention," and "sex position" to "proposition." The BBC still wouldn't play it because the song contained the word "Sony," which could be construed as an advertisement.
Source: Music / XTC
Cite this Source
Word and Proposition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/proposition/word
Proposition & Word. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/proposition/word>.
Word or Proposition. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/proposition/word.
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