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Synonyms for propound

17 synonyms

verb

Most common

produce put forth propose enunciate

All synonyms

Verb

propose, offer, advance, put forth, enunciate, put forward, pretend, produce, lay down, maintain, pronounce, announce, predicate, moot, brooch, assert, allege

Definitions

v. 1
To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.
Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.

Forms

Past participle: propounded
e.g. propounded → proposed, offered, advanced, enunciated…

Choose the right word

Propound or Promulgate?

We propound a question or an argument, promulgate the views of a sect or party, or the decision of a court, etc.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

produce Your pessimism won't produce any positive results.
propose I should propose to her, but I know I'll get a no.
enunciate You need to enunciate more clearly when you speak.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
propound		falling
produce		falling
propose		steady
enunciate		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: moot¹
5 letters: offer²
6 letters: assert², allege², brooch¹
7 letters: produce², advance², pretend², propose²
8 letters: maintain², announce²
9 letters: pronounce², predicate³, enunciate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (offer² = 2 syllables).