Antonyms for bring forward
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : bring |
Phonetic Transcription : brɪŋ |
- abandon
- abridge
- act
- back down
- be quiet
- cease
- change
- close
- compel
- conceal
- conclude
- condense
- confuse
- consume
- contract
- contradict
- curtail
- cut
- decrease
- deny
- destroy
- disallow
- disapprove
- disavow
- disclaim
- disown
- displace
- dissuade
- end
- erase
- extract
- fail
- fight
- finish
- force
- forget
- halt
- hesitate
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- keep
- lessen
- lift
- lower
- maintain
- mumble
- neglect
- obligate
- obscure
- oppose
- play
- recede
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- remove
- renounce
- repudiate
- result
- retard
- retract
- retreat
- retrogress
- rough
- ruin
- shorten
- shrink
- stop
- subtract
- suppress
- take
- take away
- take back
- transfer
- turn
- veto
- withdraw
- withhold
- yield
Definition of bring forward
Origin :- Old English bringan "to bring, bring forth, produce, present, offer" (past tense brohte, past participle broht), from Proto-Germanic *brenganan (cf. Old Frisian brenga, Middle Dutch brenghen, Old High German bringan, Gothic briggan); no exact cognates outside Germanic, but it appears to be from PIE root *bhrengk-, compound based on root *bher- (1) "to carry" (cf. Latin ferre; see infer).
- The tendency to conjugate this as a strong verb on the model of sing, drink, etc., is ancient: Old English also had a rare strong past participle form, brungen, corresponding to modern colloquial brung. To bring down the house figuratively (1754) is to elicit applause so thunderous it collapses the roof.
- As in introduce : verb begin, institute
- As in lay : verb produce, advance
- As in produce : verb demonstrate, show
- As in put : verb propose; express in words
- As in throw out : verb comment
- As in volunteer : verb offer to do something
- As in bring to bear : verb have to do with
- As in bring to light : verb to make clear
- As in advance : verb move something forward, often quickly
- As in declare : verb make known clearly or officially
- As in extend : verb offer
- And that was what made me bring forward that verse of scripter.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
- I wish it were possible for me to bring forward further examples.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- By every argument he could bring forward he tried to get Jan to marry him before he sailed.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- Suppose they had ten Bills or motions they desired to bring forward.
- Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 » by Various
- And they could not bring forward a single witness to prove its truthfulness!
- Extract from : « The Cave of Gold » by Everett McNeil
- I will bring forward a new installment when I get them ready.
- Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Three » by Abraham Lincoln
- To lead or bring to; to bring forward or offer as an argument in a case.
- Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
- Dockwrath would not dare to bring forward such a forgery as that.
- Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
- Fortunately I was able to bring forward a seductive statement of the case.
- Extract from : « Some Everyday Folk and Dawn » by Miles Franklin
- To produce is to bring forward, as, for instance, papers or persons.
- Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
Synonyms for bring forward
- accelerate
- accord
- achieve
- acknowledge
- adduce
- admit
- advance
- advocate
- affirm
- air
- allegate
- allege
- allocate
- allot
- announce
- apply
- argue
- assert
- asservate
- attest
- aver
- avow
- award
- be positive
- bear
- bestow
- blaze
- blow the lid off
- bring forth
- bring forward
- bring in
- bring into the open
- bring into view
- bring to light
- bring up
- certify
- chime in
- chip in
- cite
- claim
- come forward
- come out with
- commence
- confer
- confess
- confirm
- conquer
- contend
- continue ahead
- continue on
- convey
- couch
- crack wide open
- declare
- deliver
- demonstrate
- deposit
- disclose
- dispatch
- display
- do on one's own volition
- donate
- draw a parallel
- drive
- elevate
- enlist
- enter
- enunciate
- establish
- exhibit
- expose
- express
- forge ahead
- formulate
- forward
- found
- gain ground
- generate
- get ahead
- get green light
- get there
- get with it
- give
- give out
- go ahead
- go forth
- go forward
- go great guns
- go in
- go places
- go to town
- grant
- hasten
- hold out
- hold up to view
- impart
- inaugurate
- induct
- inform
- initiate
- innovate
- insist
- install
- invent
- kick off
- launch
- lay bare
- let oneself in for
- lodge
- maintain
- make available
- make headway
- make the scene
- manifest
- march
- move on
- move onward
- move up
- notify
- offer
- offer services
- organize
- pass
- phrase
- pioneer
- place at disposal
- plan
- pose
- posit
- preface
- prefer
- present
- press on
- proceed
- proclaim
- produce
- profess
- proffer
- progress
- promote
- promulgate
- pronounce
- propel
- propone
- propose
- proposition
- propound
- publish
- push ahead
- push on
- put at one's disposal
- put forth
- put forward
- quicken
- reach out
- reaffirm
- reassert
- relate to
- render
- repeat
- reveal
- say
- send forward
- set
- set before
- set forth
- set up
- show
- sign up
- skyrocket
- sound
- speak up
- speed
- stand up
- start
- state
- step forward
- storm
- stress
- stretch out
- submit
- submit oneself
- suggest
- swear
- take bull by the horns
- take initiative
- take the lid off
- take the plunge
- take upon oneself
- tell
- tender
- testify
- translate
- transpose
- turn
- unfold
- unveil
- usher in
- utter
- validate
- vent
- ventilate
- vouch
- word
- yield
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