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fortunate, happy, providential, favourable, bright, encouraging,
auspicious, promising, rosy: It was not a propitious moment to
ask her to marry him,.
proponent n. proposer, promoter, supporter, upholder, backer, subscriber,
patron, espouser, adherent, enthusiast, champion, friend,
partisan, defender, advocate, exponent, pleader, apologist,
spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson: Ashley is a staunch
proponent of the literacy movement.
proportion
n. 1 ratio, (comparative) relation, relationship, comparison:
The proportion of men to women on the course is three to one.
The demand is out of all proportion to the supply. 2 balance,
agreement, concord, harmony, suitableness, symmetry, congruity,
correspondence, correlation, arrangement, distribution: The
beauty of the building is at once apparent in the elegant
proportion of its parts. 3 portion, division, share, part,
percentage, quota, allotment, ration, Colloq cut: Water covers
a large proportion of the surface. 4 proportions. size,
magnitude, dimensions, measurements, extent; volume, capacity,
mass, bulk, area, expanse, scope, range, degree: The dragon
suddenly assumed gigantic proportions.
--v. 5 adjust, modify, change, modulate, poise, balance, shape,
fit, match, conform, equate: The punishment should be
proportioned to the crime.
proportional
adj. proportionate, proportioned, comparable, analogous,
analogical, relative, related, correlated, balanced,
symmetrical, corresponding, compatible, harmonious, consistent,
commensurate, in accordance with: The zeal with which their
ideals are defended is directly proportional to the fierceness
with which they are attacked.
proposal n. 1 offer, presentation, bid, tender, proposition,
recommendation, suggestion, Literary proffer: Her proposal was
to provide the funding if we would do the work. 2 plan, scheme,
outline, draft, design, layout; programme, proposition, project:
The proposal for the new civic centre was rejected as too
expensive.