Synonyms for offer
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Provide
provide, give, furnish, produce, render, present, show, supply, adduce, exhibit, administer, allege, afford dated
2. Propose
propose, propound, hold out, move, pop the question informal
Other
extend, proffer, make an offer, prefer, put up, volunteer, showcase, advance, sacrifice, proposition informal, appear, hold forth
Noun
Other
proposal, special, undertake, step-up, assignment, presentation, bidding
Definitions
- v. 1
To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
She offered to help with her homework.
- v. 2
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
Everybody offered an opinion.
- v. 3
To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
He offered use of his car for the week.
- n. 1
A proposal that has been made.
I decline your offer to contract.
Related words
- Word family
- offerer offeror offering offertory
- Phrases
- on offer offer up make an offer rights offer offer a knee
Choose the right word
An offer or proposal puts something before one for acceptance or rejection, proposal being the more formal word; a proposition sets forth truth (or what is claimed to be truth) in formal statement.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- provide We must provide the victims with food and clothes.
- supply Don't flush yet. They've cut off our water supply.
- produce Your pessimism won't produce any positive results.
- furnish It will cost me a lot to furnish my new apartment.
- propose I should propose to her, but I know I'll get a no.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 3 letters
- try1, bid1
- 4 letters
- give1, show1, move1, pass1
- 5 letters
- crack1, fling1, whirl1
- 6 letters
- supply2, appear2, afford2, prefer2, extend2, tender2, render2, allege2, adduce
- 7 letters
- special2, provide2, present2, produce2, attempt2, advance2, exhibit3, propose2, bidding2, furnish2, proffer2
- 8 letters
- proposal3, showcase2, propound2
- 9 letters
- volunteer3, sacrifice3, undertake3
- 10 letters
- assignment3, administer4
- 11 letters
- proposition4
- 12 letters
- presentation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (supply2 = 2 syllables).