Synonyms for offer
verb
To present
proffer, tender, administer, donate, put forth, advance, extend,
submit, hold out, grant, allow, award, volunteer, accord, place
at one's disposal, lay at one's feet*, put up*;
see also contribute, give 1.
Antonyms refuse*, withhold, keep.
To propose
suggest, submit, advise; see propose 1.
To try
attempt, endeavor, strive; see try 1.
To occur
happen, present itself, appear; see occur to.
See offer in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
offer proffer tender 2present 2
These verbs mean to put before another for acceptance or rejection. Offer is the basic general term in this group: offered us some tea; a store that offered sizable discounts.
Proffer implies voluntary action motivated especially by courtesy or generosity: “Mr. van der Luyden . . . proffered to Newland low-voiced congratulations” (Edith Wharton).
To tender is to offer formally: tendered her respects; tendered my resignation.
Present suggests formality and often a measure of ceremony: “A footman entered, and presented . . . some mail on a silver tray” (Winston Churchill).
See offer in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To put before another for acceptance:
extend, present2, proffer, tender2, volunteer. Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before. See offerTo state, as an idea, for consideration:
advance, pose, propose, propound, put forward, set forth, submit, suggest. See offerTo make (something) readily available:
afford, extend, provide. Idiom: place (or put) at one's disposal. See offerTo make an offer of:
bid. (Informal) go. See offer
noun
Something offered:
bid, proffer, proposal, tender2. See offerA trying to do or make something:
attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, stab, trial, try. (Informal) shot. (Slang) take. (Archaic) assay. See try
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