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proposed
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proposed
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | projected |
| Synonyms: | advanced, advised, arranged, considered, contemplated, contingent, designed, determined, expected, intended, moved, planned, pressed, proffered, prospective, purposed, recommended, scheduled, schemed, submitted, suggested, urged, volunteered |
| Main Entry: | propose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intend; have in mind |
| Synonyms: | aim, contemplate, design, have every intention, mean, mind, plan, purpose, scheme |
| Notes: | one would propound a plan (set forth for consideration something more extensive, substantial), but propose an idea (set forth for consideration) |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, repulse |
| Main Entry: | propose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for hand in marriage |
| Synonyms: | ask in marriage, fire the question, get down on one knee, make a proposal, offer marriage, pop the question, press one's suit |
| Notes: | one would propound a plan (set forth for consideration something more extensive, substantial), but propose an idea (set forth for consideration) |
| Main Entry: | intended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engaged; destined |
| Synonyms: | accidentally on purpose, advised, affianced, aforethought, asked for, betrothed, calculated, contemplated, contracted, designed, expected, future, intentional, meant, pinned, planned, plighted, prearranged, predestined, predetermined, promised, proposed, set, steady |
| Main Entry: | intentional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deliberate |
| Synonyms: | advised, aforethought, calculated, considered, designed, designful, done on purpose, intended, meant, meditated, planned, prearranged, premeditated, proposed, purposed, studied, unforced, voluntary, willful, willing, witting |
| Antonyms: | accidental, unintentional, unplanned |
| Main Entry: | predetermined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decided in advance |
| Synonyms: | agreed, arranged, calculated, cut and dried, deliberate, destined, determined, doomed, fated, fixed, foredestined, foreordained, forethought, planned, prearranged, precogitated, predestined, premeditated, preordained, preplanned, proposed, set, set up, settled |
| Antonyms: | unarranged, undetermined, unplanned, unsettled |
| Main Entry: | prospective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anticipated, potential |
| Synonyms: | about to be, approaching, awaited, coming, considered, destined, eventual, expected, forthcoming, future, hoped-for, imminent, impending, intended, likely, looked-for, planned, possible, promised, proposed, soon-to-be, to be, to come |
| Notes: | perspective is a way of regarding situations or topics or a mental view or the state of one's ideas; prospective means concerned with or related to the future |
| Antonyms: | agreed, concurred |
| Main Entry: | expected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anticipated |
| Synonyms: | awaited, coming, contemplated, counted upon, due, envisioned, foreseeable, foreseen, foretold, hoped for, likely, looked for, planned for, predictable, predicted, prepared for, prophesied, proposed, scheduled |
| Main Entry: | initiated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introduced into |
| Synonyms: | admitted, brought into, entered, inserted, instituted, originated, proposed, put into, sponsored |
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