Synonyms for put forward
put for·ward

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1. submit, state, put forward, positverb

   put before

   "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

   Synonyms:
   express, pass on, relegate, fix, put in, resign, tell, take, stir, call down, give in, conjure, state, subject, arouse, bow, bring up, reconcile, accede, conjure up, assert, deposit, raise, render, defer, nominate, present, call forth, put up, invoke, posit, evoke, situate, postulate, submit, say

2. assert, put forwardverb

   insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

   "Women should assert themselves more!"

   Synonyms:
   put up, aver, invoke, call down, affirm, insist, nominate, bring up, state, arouse, stir, submit, posit, avow, swan, conjure, asseverate, evoke, swear, maintain, call forth, raise, assert, verify, conjure up

3. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthverb

   summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

   "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, nominate, reproof, entreat, chide, mention, enkindle, provoke, kindle, assert, refer, leaven, call forth, grow, submit, kick upstairs, reprimand, posit, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, beseech, upgrade, advert, put up, educe, kick up, chew out, fire, set up, name, trounce, bring up, awake, state, raise, wind up, recruit, farm, extract, excite, lecture, conjure, rouse, upraise, adjure, rag, appeal, awaken, shake, conjure up, dress down, wake, waken, shift, turn on, boot, enhance, remonstrate, budge, chew up, wake up, sex, advance, perk up, machinate, jaw, prove, rebuke, invoke, agitate, have words, evoke, lambast, conspire, rear, press, cite, draw out, stir, elicit, take to task, bawl out, nurture, parent, energize, berate, produce, erect, reboot, bid, levy, arouse, call on the carpet, touch, lambaste, brace, complot, energise, paint a picture, get up, cabal, scold, call down, shake up, promote, come alive

4. nominate, put up, put forwardverb

   propose as a candidate for some honor

   Synonyms:
   digest, abide, evoke, tolerate, support, house, tin, can, endure, appoint, put up, post, stick out, call down, conjure, make, state, arouse, assert, offer, invoke, propose, conjure up, stomach, erect, raise, stir, provide, nominate, call forth, brook, set up, domiciliate, name, suffer, bring up, stand, rear, posit, contribute, constitute, submit, bear

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1. • Behave
   • Propose
   • Summon

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1. President Barack Obama:

   There will be an intensification of the strategy we have put forward, but the strategy we have put forward is the strategy that will ultimately work.

2. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   The president ... gave everyone in the room, Democrats and Republicans, the opportunity to put forward their own suggestions for potential Supreme Court nominees, the president didn't guarantee that he would choose that person, but the president did indicate that he would take seriously any recommendations that either Democrats or Republicans had to put forward.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   I think he is raising issues that the electorate -- not just Democrats, everybody needs to be thinking about. He has put forward his plans with passionate intensity and I have put forth mine and just think of the difference between us and the Republicans who have put forward nothing but the same old out of touch, out of date policies.

4. Science Minister Jo Johnson:

   That’s why we want a name that lasts longer than a social media news cycle and reflects the serious nature of the science it will be doing, there are many excellent suggestions among the 7,000 names put forward by members of the public and we ’ll make a decision as to which one should be put forward for the royal warrant when we’ve had a chance to review them all.

5. President Barack Obama:

   We have the right strategy and we're going to see it through, there will be an intensification of the strategy we have put forward, but the strategy we have put forward is the strategy that will ultimately work.