Nouns (9)
marriage, wedding
n. the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
marriage, man and wife, married couple
n. two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
union, matrimony, marriage, wedlock
n. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Verbs (13)
project, propose
v. present for consideration
propose, nominate
v. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
aim, purpose, purport, propose
v. propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
propose, advise, suggest
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
propose, pop the question
v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
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Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (93)
wedding, nuptials, wedding ceremony
n. the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
association, affiliation, tie, tie-up
n. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
confederation, alliance
n. the state of being allied or confederated
design
v. design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
aim, calculate, direct
v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
draft, outline, rough
v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
study, meditate, contemplate
v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
mean, stand for, intend, signify
v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
mean, intend
v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
study, meditate, contemplate
v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
broach, initiate
v. bring up a topic for discussion
counsel, advise
v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk
v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
demand, postulate
v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
propose, propose marriage, pop the question
v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment
v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"
put, position, place, set, pose, lay
v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate
v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
think, guess, suppose, imagine, reckon
v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
venture
v. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
put, position, place, set, pose, lay
v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
fake, wangle, fudge, cook, manipulate, falsify, play with, misrepresent, tamper with
v. fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
present, submit, give formally
v. hand over formally
demand, postulate
v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
propose, advise, suggest
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
offer, proffer, present for acceptance
v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"
stage, present
v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
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Antonyms (3)
expect, require, ask
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
propose marriage
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