Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun offer
3 senses of offer
Sense 1
offer, offering -- (the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance")
=> speech act -- (the use of language to perform some act)
Sense 2
offer, offering -- (something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds")
=> message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)
Sense 3
crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer -- (a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl")
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb offer
13 senses of offer
Sense 1
offer -- (make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms")
=> supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")
Sense 2
offer, proffer -- (present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink")
=> give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")
Sense 3
volunteer, offer -- (agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it")
=> act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")
Sense 4
offer -- (put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion")
=> project, propose -- (present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity")
Sense 5
offer, extend -- (offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy")
=> give, pay -- (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention")
Sense 6
offer -- (make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week")
=> market -- (engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products")
Sense 7
offer, bid, tender -- (propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting")
Sense 8
offer -- (produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month")
=> produce, bring on, bring out -- (bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play")
Sense 9
offer, offer up -- (present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods")
=> worship -- (attend religious services; "They worship in the traditional manner")
Sense 10
put up, provide, offer -- (mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance")
=> engage, wage -- (carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe")
Sense 11
extend, offer -- (make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages")
=> supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")
Sense 12
propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question -- (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")
=> request -- (ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript")
Sense 13
offer -- (threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal")
=> threaten -- (to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police")
Antonyms of adj off
5 senses of off
Sense 1
off (vs. on) -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
on (vs. off) -- (in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position")
=> connected -- (plugged in; "first check to see whether the appliance is connected")
Sense 2
off -- (below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off")
INDIRECT (VIA unsatisfactory) -> satisfactory -- (giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory")
Sense 3
off (vs. on), cancelled -- ((of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off")
on (vs. off) -- ((of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night")
Sense 4
off, sour, turned -- (in an unpalatable state; "sour milk")
INDIRECT (VIA soured) -> unsoured -- (not having turned bad)
Sense 5
off -- (not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday")
INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active -- (engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession")
Similarity of adj off
5 senses of off
Sense 1
off (vs. on) -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
=> disconnected -- (not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected")
Sense 2
off -- (below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off")
=> unsatisfactory (vs. satisfactory) -- (not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory")
Sense 3
off (vs. on), cancelled -- ((of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off")
Sense 4
off, sour, turned -- (in an unpalatable state; "sour milk")
=> soured (vs. unsoured) -- (having turned bad)
Sense 5
off -- (not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday")
=> inactive (vs. active) -- (not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member")